Skeletal Flashcards
A large, round articular surface of a bone
Condyle
A flat articular surface of a bone
Facet
A depressed or sunken area on the surface of a bone
Fossa
What are the 3 types of cells that make up a bone?
- Osteoblasts 2. Osteocytes 3. Osteoclasts
What is difference between adduction and abduction?
Adduction is the movement of an extremity toward the median plane. Abduction is a movement away from the median plane.
What is os cordis?
A bonding the heart of cattle and sheep that helps support the valves of the heart.
2 types of bones
spongy, cancellous bone; heavy, dense compact bone
2 bones that form the antebrachium
ulna and radius
The 3 bones that make up the pelvis?
Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis
Ribs are what type of bones?
Flat bones
What are the three general classifications of joints?
Fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and synovial joints
What are the 4 classes of synovial joints?
Hinge joints, Gliding joints, Pivot joints, and ball-and-socket joints
What is the axial skeleton?
Bones found on the midline or attached to it (excluding the limbs).
What is the appendicular skeleton?
All bones that are present in the limbs.
What is another name for the diaphysis?
Shaft