Musculoskeletal system Flashcards
Give examples of the following bones: Long bones Short bones Flat bones Irregular bones
Long bones- arms and legs
Short bones- wrists and ankles
Flat bones- Ribs, skull bones
Irregular bones- facial bones, vertebrae
List two types of bone tissue
Compact bone (centre of long bone) Spongy bone (end of long bone)
What does the axial skeleton include?
Head (cranial/facial bones) and the vertebrae
Appendicular bones
Include the exterior bones eg arms and legs
What do ligaments connect?
Give an example
These connect bone to bone to form joints
What do tendons connect?
These connect bone to muscle
Where are coronal sutures?
They start at the top centre of the frontal bone and run down either side of the fronts bone (forehead) to either side of the eye sockets
What is the bone at the front of the skull (forehead) called?
Frontal bone
What are the bones called at the top of the head?
Left and right parietal bones
Which bone is at the back of the skull?
The occipital bone
What suture marks out the occipital bone from the parietal bones?
The lambdoid suture
What suture divides the parietal bones?
The Sagitta suture
Which bone is below the parietal bone on either side?
The temporal bones
What suture divides the parietal bone and the temporal bone?
The squamous suture
What suture runs along the top of the frontal bone and meets in a t-shape with the Sagittal suture?
The coronal suture
What bone at the bottom of the spine is part of the pelvis?
The sacrum
What tail-like structured bone is joined to the bottom of the sacrum?
The coccyx
What bone structure makes up the shoulders?
The pectoral girdle
Where are the radial bones located?
The large bones of the forearm below the elbow
What is the name of the long bone behind the radial bone at the back of the lower arm?
The ulna
Bone in the thigh
Femur
Two bones in lower leg
Inner- tibia
Outer-fibula
What are cartilaginous joints?
Joints made of cartilage that unite bones
What are the two types of cartilaginous joints?
Symphyses
Synchondrosis
What is an example of a symphyses joint?
Type of cartilaginous joint
Pubic symphysis
What is the pubic symphysis?
This is a cartilaginous symphyses joint that joins the left and right pubic bones
It becomes flexible in pregnancy for an easier delivery
What are synovial joints?
Joint cavities between two bones filled with synovial fluid
Common types of synovial joints include
Pivot (elbow) , ball and socket (hip/shoulder), hinge (elbow/knee)
What is a fibrous joint?
Dense connective tissue made mainly of collagen eg sutures in the skull
What terms describe the joint movement where a bone can move forward and backwards?
Forward- Extension
Backwards-flexion
What are bone cells called
Osteocytes
What is the periosteum?
Vascular connective tissue covering bones
Four functions of bones
Organ protection
Muscle attachment (act as levers for muscles which are attached to periosteum)
Blood cell production (in red bone marrow)
Mineral storage eg calcium