Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What is the musculoskeletal system?
Body system that consists of the bones, joints, connective tissue, and muscles
What is the skeletal system?
System of the body consisting of bone and cartilage that supports and protects the body
Bones serve as _____ that transmit muscular forces.
Levers
The _______ protects the body’s organs.
Skeletal system
What is the axial skeleton?
Bones consisting of the skull, spine, ribs and sternum
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Bones consisting of the upper and lower extremities, including the pelvic and shoulder girdles
What are the 3 layers of the bone?
- Bone marrow
- Compact bone
- Periosteum
____ bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Red
____ bone marrow primarily stored fat cells.
Yellow
Nerves and blood vessels run through passages in the _____ bone layer.
Compact
Compact bone is comprised mainly of ____ and ____.
Calcium; minerals
The ___ is a layer of specialized connective tissue that acts as the “skin” of the bone.
Periosteum
What are the 5 main categories of bones.
- Flat bones
- Short bones
- Long bones
- Sesamoid
- Irregular
What are some examples of flat bones?
- Ilium
- Ribs
- Sternum
- Clavicle
- Scapula
What are some examples of short bones?
- Carpals
2. Tarpals
What are some examples of long bones?
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Femur
- Radius
- Ulna
- Humerus
What are some examples of sesamoid bones?
Musculotendinous unit’s in the patella and flexor tendons of the toe and thumb
What are some examples of irregular bones?
- Ischium
- Pubis
- Maxilla
- Vertebra
What is a joint?
Point where two bones connect
What is synovial fluid?
Fluid that lubricates the smooth cartilage in joints
What are the two major classifications of joints?
- Synarthrodial
2. Diarthrodial
What are the 6 classifications of diarthrodial joints?
- Arthrodial
- Condyloidal
- Enarthrodial
- Giglymus
- Sellar
- Trochoidal
Describe arthrodial joints.
Permit limited gliding, include bones of the wrist and tarsometatarsal joints of the foot. Characterized by two flat, bony surfaces that press up against each other
Describe condyloidal joints.
Permit movement in two planes without rotation, include the wrist between the radius and proximal row of carpal bones and the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpophalangeal joints