PE SAC SKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
5 functions of the skeletal system
Framework Movement Protection Blood cell formation Mineral stage
Types of bones
Long bones - Shorts bones Flat bones Irregular bones Sesamid bones
Long bones examples
Humerus and femur
Short bone examples
Carpals and tarsals
Flat bone examples
Scapula and sternum
Irregular bone examples
Vertebrae and facial bones
Sesamid bone examples
Patella
Axial skeleton consists of…
Cranium
Vertebrae
Rib cage (12 pairs)
Appendicular skeleton consist of…
Bones in Arms Legs Shoulder Pelvis
Anatomical positions
Anterior and posterior
Superior and inferior
Lateral and medial
Anterior
Facing the front of your body
Posterior
Facing the back of the body
Superior
Top half of your body
Inferior
Bottom half of the body
Lateral
Away from the body
Medial
Towards the body
The 4 curves of the vertebrae/spine
Cervical vertebrae
Thoracic vertebrae
Lumbar vertebrae
The sacrum
Joints are…
Where two or more bones meet or join together
Types of joints
Fibrous
Cartilagenous
Synovial
Fibrous joints
Tough fibres join these bones
They are immoveable
Eg: cranium and pelvis
Cartilagenous joints
Cartilage joints these bones together
Slightly moveable
Eg: ribs
Synovial joints
Characterised by synovial fluids
Six types of these bones
Freely moveable
Eg: knee, wrist, hip
Six types of synovial joints
Hinge- elbow and knee Ball and socket- shoulder, hip Gliding- carpals, tarsals, clavicle Saddle - thumb Condyloid - wrist Pivot - First 2 vertebrates
Flexion
Occurs when the angle decreases at the joint.
Eg: lifting a weight
Extension
The angle increase at the joint
Eg: straightening the arm
Hypertension
Occurs when the joint goes beyond the normal extended position
Eg: backbend