radanat 3 A Flashcards
study of bones
osteology
muscles and bones must be combine to allow body movement, these two systems are collectively referred to as?
locomotor system
this includes all bones that lie on or near the central exit of the body
axial skeleton
adult axial skeleton consists of
80 bones
second division of skeleton that consists all bones of upper and lower limbs and should and pelvic girdles
appendicular skeleton
cranium bones
8
adult appendicular skeleton comprises of
126 separate bones
facial bones
14
how many hyoid bone/s
1
how many are auditory ossicles
6
how many bones in vertebral column
26
how many bones in thorax
25
how many bones in shoulder girdles
4
how many bones in upper limbs
60
how many bones in pelvic girdle
2
how many bones in lower limbs
60
special type of small, oval-shaped bone that is embedded in certain tendons
sesamoid bone
largest sesamoid bones
two patellae
other most common sesamoid bones are located In the
posterior foot at the base of the first toe
in the upper limb, sesamoid bones are found most commonly in
tendons near
the anterior (palmar) surface of the hand at the base of the thumb
classification of bones
long bones
short
flat
irregular
consist of body and two ends or extremities, found only in appendicular skeleton
long bones
roughly cuboidal and are found only in the wrists and ankles
short bones
consist mainly of cancellous tissue with a thin outer covering of compact bone
short bones