Skeletal Anatomy

Question 1

What is anatomy defined as?

Answer 1

The study of the parts

Question 2

What is physiology?

Answer 2

The study of the function

Question 3

What is a cell?

Answer 3

basic unit of life

Question 4

What is the heirarchy of structures within the body?

Answer 4

atoms –> molecules –> cells –> tissues –> organs –> organ systems

Question 5

What are cells controlled by?

Answer 5

Innate, life force

Question 6

What is the balance in a cell called?

Answer 6

Homeostasis

Question 7

What is a strong word association for homeostasis?

Answer 7

Steady-state

Question 8

What is the inability to maintain homeostasis called?

Answer 8

Disease

Question 9

What is a subluxation?

Answer 9

spinal dysfunction/misalignment plus nerve interference that prevents homeostasis

Question 10

What are 2 things that could be present in addition to a subluxation?

Answer 10

Spasm, inflammation

Question 11

What is an adjustment?

Answer 11

an adjustment is the restoration of spinal function using the hands

Question 12

What does an osteoblast do?

Answer 12

Creates new bone

Question 13

What is bone matrix made of?

Answer 13

protein and minerals (calcium, etc)

Question 14

What do osteoclasts do?

Answer 14

resorb (break down) bone

Question 15

Is bone dead or alive?

Answer 15

alive

Question 16

Whats the difference between fractured and broken?

Answer 16

They are the same thing

Question 17

What are the three parts of a long bone?

Answer 17

Cortex, Trabecular bone (the bone marrow and blood production portion), and the periosteum (outside, pain sensitive)

Question 18

What are examples of long bones?

Answer 18

femur, humerus, tibia, fibula, etc

Question 19

What is the portion of the bone that changes from cartilage to bone and is responsible for growth?

Answer 19

Epiphysial (growth) plates

Question 20

How many vertebrae are in the spine?

Answer 20

24 moveable, 8 non-moveable

Question 21

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 21

7

Question 22

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 22

12

Question 23

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

Answer 23

5

Question 24

KNOW THESE LOCATIONS ON A VERTEBRAE

Answer 24

Spinous process, verebral body, intervertebral disc, intervertebral foramen, transverse process, facet joints

Question 25

What are the special vertebrae and what makes them special?

Answer 25

Atlas (C1) and axis (C2). C1 has no spinous process and C2 has an odontoid process and a bifid spinous

Question 26

What are the "holes" in an infants skull called?

Answer 26

fontanelles

Question 27

What are the 6 bones of the skull?

Answer 27

frontal, parietal, occiputal, temporal, maxilla, mandible

Question 28

What bone contains the mastoid process?

Answer 28

Temporal

Question 29

What bones make up the rib cage?

Answer 29

Ribs and sternum

Question 30

What bones make up the pelvis?

Answer 30

ilium and sacrum

Question 31

What is the cartilage that joins the 2 iliac bones?

Answer 31

symphysis pubis

Question 32

What is the small bone off the sacrum called, which contains 3 fused vertebrae?

Answer 32

coccyx

Question 33

What is the name of the joint between the ilium and sacrum?

Answer 33

Sacro-iliac joint (SI joint)

Question 34

What are the 4 parts of the femur?

Answer 34

head, neck, greater trochanter, shaft

Question 35

What are the bones of the upper extremity?

Answer 35

scapula, clavical, humorus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Question 36

What is the radius responsible for?

Answer 36

pronation and supination

Question 37

What are the bones of the lower extremity?

Answer 37

femur, patella, tibia, fibula

Question 38

What are the bones of the foot?

Answer 38

tarsals (talus and calcaneus), metatarsals, phalanges, sesamoids

Question 39

How are ligaments and tendons different?

Answer 39

ligaments do not contract, have minimal stretch, and connect bone to bone.

Question 40

What is the bursa and what does it do?

Answer 40

Bursa are sacs of liquids located at joints, responsible for lubricating the joints

Question 41

What is the meniscus?

Answer 41

Cartilage cushion on both sides of the knee joint, lubricates and reduces friction, has no blood supply

Question 42

What is the name of the name of the "jaw" joint?

Answer 42

temporomandibular joint

Question 43

What is the primary joint between vertebrae?

Answer 43

facet

Question 44

This flash card contains other various joints

Answer 44

Lumbo-sacral, sacro-iliac, gleno-humoral (shoulder), sterno-clavicular, acromio-clavicular, costo-vertebral, patello-femoral