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1
Q

What are some of the important functions of the musculoskeletal system?

A

Protection
Support
Movement
Haemopoiesis

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2
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What are the two different ‘parts’ of the skeleton?

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Axial skeleton - for protection - skull vertebrae etc

Appendicular - for movement - limbs

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3
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What are the parts of a long bone?

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epiphyses are the end

diaphysis is the shaft

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4
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What are the classifications of bones?

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Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
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5
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Give an example of a long bone

A

Humerus, femur, clavicle, phalanges

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6
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Give an example of a short bone

A

Calcaneus, Carpals

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7
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Give an example of a flat bone

A

Sternum, parietal bones

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8
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Give an example of an irregular bone

A

Vertebrae, mandible

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9
Q

Give an example of a sesamoid bone

A

patella

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10
Q

What is a pneumatic bone?

A

A sinus with an air cavity

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11
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What is an accessory bone?

A

A bone which has fused incorrectly - most people do not have them

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12
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What are the types of joints?

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Fibrous, cartilagenous, synovial

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13
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What is a syndesmoses joint? Give an example

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A joint held together by an interosseous membrane, such as the middle radio-ulnar joint

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14
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What are the types of synovial joint?

A 
SPEC HBP
saddle
plane
ellipsoid
condylar
hinge
ball and socket
pivot
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15
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What are the muscles of the pectoral girdle?

A

Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior

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16
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What is the innervation of the pectoralis major?

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Lateral and medial pectoral nerve from C5-8 / T1

17
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What is the innervation of the pectoralis minor?

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Medial pectoral nerve from C8, T1

18
Q

What is the innervation of the serratus anterior?

A

Long thoracic nerve from C5-7

19
Q

What condition can damage to the long thoracic nerve cause?

A

Winged scapula

20
Q

Where would you find the acromion?

A

The head of the scapula

21
Q

What is the glenoid cavity?

A

The cavity of the scapula which interacts with the humerus to produce the glenohumeral joint

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