Osteology I Flashcards
Standard Anatomical Position: ____, feet together and forward, hands on side, palms forward
standing
Standard Anatomical Position: standing, feet ____ and _____ , hands on side, palms forward
together and forward
Standard Anatomical Position: standing, feet together and forward, hands ____, palms ____
on the side, palms
When we say left or right, who’s POV is it?
The skeleton / patient
What plane splits left-right?
Sagittal
What is the sagittal plane?
It splits left-right
What plane splits front-back?
Frontal/coronal
What is the frontal/coronal plane?
It splits fronts-back
What plane splits top/bottom?
Transverse
What is the transverse plane?
Splits top/bottom
Bones ____ the inner organs
protect
Bones ____ the body
support
Bones produces ____ _____
blood cells
Bones allow ______
movement
Bones stores ___ and ____
minerals and fat
The axial skeleton includes (list 3)
cranium, ribs, spine
The appendicular skeleton includes (list 2)
limbs, legs, pelvis
2 basic structural components of the bone
compact and spongy
What is the compact/cortical bone?
The solid dense outside
What is the spongy/trabecular bone?
The “hole-y” inside of the bone
What is the dense, solid outside of bone?
Cortical (compact) bone
What is the honeycomb-y inside of bone?
Trabecular (spongy) bone
