Musculo-Skeletal System Flashcards
formed by a fluid field compartment within the body:the coelom
Hydrostatic Skeleton
a skeletal system is necessary to support the body protect internal organs and allow for the movement of an organism
Musculoskeletal system
is an external hard and casement on the surface of an organism
exoskeleton
consists of a hard mineralized structure located within the soft tissue of the organism
endoskeleton
is an endoskeleton that consists of 206 bones in the adult
the human skeleton
five main functions of the human skeleton
supporting the body, storing minerals and lipids, producing blood cells, protecting internal organs, and allowing for movement
Bones found in the axial skeleton
skull, ossicles, hyoid bone, ribcage, vertebral column
bone found in the axial skeleton that protects the brain
skull
bones in the middle ear that transmit vibrations from the ear canal to the inner ear
ossicles
supports your tongue and plays a key role in speaking and swallowing
hyoid bone
protects organs like lungs and heart
rib cage
spine
Vertebral column
C1 to C7 (in vertebral column)
Cervical curve
T1 to T12 (in the vertebral column)
Thoracic curve
L1 to L5 (in the vertebral column)
Lumbar curve
strengthens and stabilizes the pelvis
sacrum
tailbone
coccyx
rib cage is also known as
thoracic cage
three bones found in the thoracic cage
coastal cartilage, sternum, ribs