Skeletal-Joint Exam Flashcards
Osteomalacia
Bones are inadequately mineralized causing soft, weakened bones, caused by insufficient calcium in the diet or by vitamin D deficiency
Symptoms: pain, when weight if put on affected bone
Define bursitis
Inflammation of the bursa, caused by a blow or friction
Symptoms: pain, swelling
Treatment: anti-inflammatory drugs
Osteoporosis
Group of diseases, bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposit, spongy bone of the spine is most vulnerable occurs mostly in postmenopausal women
Paget’s Disease
Excessive bone formation and breakdown
Synovial fluid
Lubricates joint to prevent friction for easy movement
main component is water and then other components resemble blood plasma make-up
Wrist bones
Carpals
Gouty arthritis
Deposition of uric acid crystals in joints and soft tissues, followed by inflammation response
Typically affects the joint at the base of the big toe
If untreated the bone ends fuse and immobilize the joint
Treatment: colchicine , nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs
Examples of fibrous joints
Sutures (Coronal, lamboid, sagittal, squamous)
Syndesmoses (radioulnar, stylohyoid, stylomandibular, tibiofibular)
Gomphoses (dentoalveolar)
Function of atlas
Yes motion
Function of axis
No motion
Function of axial skeleton
Forms the upright axis of the body
Protects the brain and spinal cord
Function of hyoid bone
Tongue and muscle attachment, suspending bone
Function of red bone marrow
Production of new cells
Function of tendon sheath
Reduces friction
Function of bursa
Provides a cushion between structures that would otherwise rub together (ex: tendons rubbing on bones)
Most abundant of skeleton cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Function of the Haversion Canal
Center canal that runs parallel, passageway for nerves and blood vessels
Function of osteocytes
Maintain and monitor the protein and mineral content of the matrix (base)
Direct release of calcium from bone to blood
Depositing calcium salts to matrix
Function of osteoblasts
Bone-forming cells, secrete bone matrix, produce new bone
Function of osteoclasts
Resorb (break down) bone matrix
Secrete acid through exocytosis that dissolves bone matrix-causes a release of amino acid, calcium, and phosphate (must have balance)
Subluxation
Partial dislocation of a joint
Types of movement produced by a plane joint
Slipping and gliding only
Types of movement produced by a gliding joint
A flat bone surface glides over another similar surface (ex: intercarpal and intertarsal joints)
Function of articular cartilage
Provides a smooth surface for the bones to meet
Outer ankle
Malleolus
Parts of long bone
Diaphysis (body of long bone) and epiphysis (ends of long bone)
Type of movement produced by a ball-and-socket joint
A spherical head of one bone articulates with a cup-like socket of another (ex: shoulder and hip joints)