ORTHO - SIR DG Flashcards
how many types of muscles exist in the body?
3
what are the three muscles exist in the body?
skeletal
cardiac
smooth/visceral
voluntary and striated muscles
skeletal
involuntary and striated muscles
cardiac muscle
involuntary and non-striated muscles
smooth/visceral muscles
these tie bones to muscles
tendons
strong, dense, and flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting bones to another bone
ligaments
function of bones that states the way we transfer from one place to another
locomotion
function of bones that protects the vital organs of the body
protection
what bone produces red and white blood cells as well as platelets
red bone marrow
what minerals do the bones deposit?
phosphorus and calcium
midline bones is also called as
axial skeletons
bones on the side are also called
appendicular skeleton
long shaft of bone
diaphysis
proximal and distal ends of a long bone
epiphysis
either end of diaphysis filled with trabecular bone
metaphysis
cartilage separating metaphysis from epiphysis
epiphyseal plate
this occurs at the epiphyseal or growth plate
longitudinal bone growth
epiphyseal plate ossifies around what age?
18-25 yo
if epiphyseal plate ossifies around 18-25, what happens?
longitudinal growth stops
a law where is states that bone is laid down where needed and resorbed where not needed
wolff’s law
part of the bone where two or more bones are connected
joints
non-movable type of joint
synarthrodial joints
type of joint that allows for limited movement
amphiarthrodial joints