Skeletal System Flashcards
What is in the axail skeleton
Skull, spine, ribs
What is part of the Appendicular
Limbs, Pelvis, Shoulders
Name the three main body types
Ectomorph - tall and slim
Endomorph - Short and round
Mesamorph - Athletic and broad shoulders
classification of bones
long bone - Humerous Short bone - Tarsals Flat Bone - Scapula Irregular bone - vertebrea Sesmoid bone - Patella
Name the bone in the skull and how many
cranial bone x8
Name the number + name of bones in the spinal chord
Cervical x 7 Thoracic x 12 Lumbar x 5 Sacral x 5 Coxcygeal x 4
Name and number of bones in the ribs
12 pairs
first 7 attach to sternum
next 3 attach to common cartalige then sternum
last 2 free standing
Name and number the bones in the shoulders
Shoulder bones x 2
clavicle x2
Name and number the bones in the arm
Humerous - upper arm connects to shoulder and elbow joint
radious - Outer arm, elbow joint
Ulna - inner arm, elbow and wrist joint
Name and number the bones in the hands
Carpals (8 in each – metacarpals (5 each) – phalanges (28 in total)
Name and number the bones in the pelvis
Illium (2 bones)
Ishium (2 bones)
Pubis (2 bones)
Name and number the bones in the legs
Femur - Thigh bone
Tibia - Lower leg
Fibia - lower leg
Patella - knee cap
Name and number the bones in the feet
Tarsals - 14 in total
Metatarsals - 10 in total
Phalanges - 28 in total
Osteoblasts to Osteoclasts
Blasts form new bones
Clasts eat away at old bone
Describe bone
Calcified connective tissue - strong but brittle