Part 5 - The Skeletal System 2 Flashcards
Ground body axis
Axial
Bones of upper and lower limbs plus girdles that connect them
Appendicular
Composed of skull and hyoid bone
Axial
Supports the floor of the mouth
Hyoid bone
Cranial bones
1 frontal
2 parietal
2 temporal
1 occipital
Facial bones
2 nasal 2 maxillae 2 zygomatic 1 mandible 2 lacrimal 2 palatine 2 inferior nasal conchae 1 vomer
Unique features of the skull
1 suture
2 paranasal sinuses/cavities
3 fontanel
Immoveable joint between skull bones
Suture
Located in the bones near nasal cavity
Paranasal cavity
Soft spot in fetal skull
Fontanel
Encloses spinal cord
Vertebrae
C1
Atlas
C2
Axis
Thoracic
T1-T12
Lumbar
L1-L5
Sacrum
S1-S5
Coccyx
Only 1
Attaches bones of upper limbs to axial skeleton
Pectoral girdle
Arm bone
Humerus
Medial bone
Ulna
Lateral bone
Radius
Thigh bone
Femur
Kneecap
Patella
Larger bone
Tibia
Lateral to tibia
Fibula
A discontinuity of bone cause by forced applies either directly or indirectly to the bone
Bone fractures
Types of fractures 10
1 open fracture 2 closed fracture 3 greenstick fracture 4 transverse fracture 5 spinal fracture 6 oblique fracture 7 depressed fracture 8 comminuted 9 compression 10 epiphyseal
A fracture that protrudes
Open fracture
A fracture that does not break in the skin
Closed fracture