Skeletal system Flashcards
Anatomical position
Body position from which directional terms refers to person stands erect, palms forward, feet parallel flat on floor, arms at side
Body parts; Arm and shoulder
Arm and shoulder bones = Clavicle, Scapula, Humerus, Ulna, Radius, Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges
Body parts; Leg
Leg bones = femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges)
Body parts; Pelvic girdle
Pelvis = hip bones and sacrum and coccyx
Body parts; Skull; Fontanelles
Fibrous sutures (soft spots) on a baby’s head joining the skull bones together. Ossify at 12-18m. Allows baby’s head through birth canal
Body parts; Thoracic cage and ribs
Consists of sternum and 12 ribs
Body parts; Vertebral column
Protect spinal cord, movement, supports skull, forms axis of trunk. 24 movable vertebrae; cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum & coccyx
Bone Matrix
Contains an extracellular matrix made from collagen & minerals (calcium. phosphate, magnesium, sulphate, potassium)
Contribute to hardness of bone.
Bone parts; Compact bone
80% of the skeleton is compact bone. It is strong and forms the external layer of all bones. It makes up the bulk of the diaphysis (shaft) of long bones. A structural unit of compound bone is an ‘osteon’
Bone parts; Periosteum (structure and function);
External surface of bone (when not covered by cartilage). Double layered membrane. Protects bone & attaches ligaments & tendons
Bone parts; Spongy bone
Consists of an irregular lattice of thin columns (trabeculae) to help make bones lighter and can be filled with bone marrow
Found at the end of long bones, ribs, skull, pelvic bones, vertebrae
Bone types; Flat bones
Two plates of compact bone (e.g. skull, scapula)
Bone types; Long bones
Bones that have a greater length than width. Contain a shaft; diaphysis and two heads; epiphysis (e.g. femur, tibia)
Bone types; Sesamoid bone
Small round sesame seed shape bone (e.g. patella)
Bone types; Short bones
Cube shaped bone (e.g. carpals, tarsals)
Bones types; Irregular bones
Complex shapes (e.g. vertebrae)
Cells; Osteoblasts
Bone building cells; synthesis and secrete collagen and other components of bony matrix
Turn into osteocytes (mature cell)
Cells; Osteoclasts
Huge cells made of 50 monocytes (WBC); digest and reabsorb the breakdown of bone matrix. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts work together to remodel bone throughout life
Cells; Osteocytes
Mature bone cells; maintain the daily metabolism of bone, such as nutrient exchange
They are found in small spaces within bone called lacuna
Cells; Osteogenic cells
Bone stem cells
Directional terms;
Medial
Nearer to midline
Directional terms; Anterior (ventral)
Nearer the front
Directional terms; Bilateral
Both sides
Directional terms; Contralateral
On the opposite side
Directional terms; Distal
Further from the trunk
Directional terms; Inferior
Towards the bottom
Directional terms; Ipsilateral
On the same side
Directional terms; Lateral
Away from midline