Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Anatomy of the muscoskeletal system
Ligaments, joints, bone marrow, bones, skeleton
The musculoskeletal system includes…
Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and connective tissue
Blood cell production is in the
Bone marrow
Two bones meet at a … and is held together by …
Joint, ligaments
Name for bones
Osseous tissue
The bone formation process
Ossification
Immature bone cells/ mature bone cells
Osteoblasts/osteocytes
Bone categories
Long bones, short bones, irregular bones, flat bones
Ex long bone, short bone, flat bone and irregular bone
Long bone: femur (thigh bone) humerus (arm bone)
Short bone: tarsals (between ankle and heel) carpals (wrist bones)
Flat bone: sternum (breastbone) scapulae (shoulder blade) pelvis (lower abdomen)
Irregular bone: vertebrae (spinal column)
Longbones have a … called … that widens at each end called …
Central shaft/ diaphysis/ epiphysis
Epiphysis is covered by … called … to prevent …
Cartilage/ articular cartilage/ bone rubbing on bone
Remaining surface is covered by … called … that contains …
Connective tissue/ periosteum/ blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves
Exterior surface is called …. Inside … is found. The spaces between the … contain … which …
Cortical- compact bone/ spongy- cancellous bone/ red bone marrow/ manufactures blood cells
Centre of diaphysis contain an open canal called … which contain …
Medullary cavity/ red bone marrow
As we age the … gradually converts to … in the … which consists of mostly …
Red bone marrow/ yellow bone marrow/ medullary cavity/ fat cells
