Skeletal System Flashcards
What are the components of the skeletal system?
Bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints
What are the two types of bone tissue?
- Compact/cortical: hard, dense, strong, durable outer layer
- Cancellous/trabecular/spongy: network of trabeculae (rod-like structures), lighter, less dense, flexible inner layer
Osteoblasts
Make new bone, repair old bone
Osteocytes
Inactive osteoblasts trapped in the bone they created, responsible for communication within bone tissue, make pathways for nerves and blood vessels
Osteoclasts
Break down bone to remodel injured bone
Name the 3 types of bone cells
Osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts
Osteoporosis
Abnormal condition of porous bones > less density, greater risk of Fx
6 functions of bones
- Protect organs (e.g. ribs protect lungs)
- Produce movement (e.g. muscles contract, pulling bones for movement)
- Provide a boundary to thoracic, pelvic, cranial cavities
- Haemopoiesis: formation of RBC in red bone marrow
- Provide structure (e.g. vertebrae provide support for posture)
- Storage of minerals e.g. Ca, P, Na, K
Types of bones
Flat, long, short, sesamoid, irregular
Describe long bones with examples
- Longer than they are wide
- Contain 2 extremities and a shaft
e.g. femur/tibia/phalanges/clavicle
Describe short bones with examples
- No extremities or shaft
- Roughly same width and length (cubicle)
- e.g. carpals/tarsals
Describe irregular bones with examples
- No regular shape or characteristics
e.g. vertebra, some skull bones
Describe flat bones with examples
- Thin and wide bones that provide flat areas for muscle attachment
- Enclose cavities to protect organs
- e.g. sternum, ribs, scapula, pelvis, NOT CLAVICLE, cranial bones like occipital/parietal/frontal bone
Describe sesamoid bones with examples
Small bones developed in tendons e.g. patella
Acronym for functions of bones
People move because red blood cells sing softly:
Describe the 3 main components of a long bone
- 2 extremities (proximal + distal epiphysis): compact bone on outside, cancellous bone on inside, red bone marrow for haematopoiesis
- Shaft (diaphysis): compact bone, medullary cavity, fatty yellow bone marrow, endosteum within medullary cavity
- Periosteum: vascular double layered outer membrane, tough and fibrous for protection
List the components of the axial skeleton
- Cranium (frontal, temporal, occipital, zygomatic, parietal, occipital, maxilla, mandible)
- Vertebrae: (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx)
- Sternum: manubrium, sternum body, xiphoid process
- Ribs
List the regions of the vertebral column in order
- Cervical: C1-C7 (C1=atlas, C2=axis)
- Thoracic: T1-T12 (all ribs are thoracic)
- Lumbar: L1-L5 (starts after ribs)
- Sacrum: S1-S5 (fused)
- Coccyx: 4 fused bones
What are the 4 bones that make up the knee joint?
Patella, tibia, fibula, femur
What are joints?
Links between bones for movement and stability
Structure, function and examples of fibrous joints
- S = tough connective tissue (sutures)
- F = join bones w/ no movement
- e.g. joints in cranium
Structure, function and examples of cartilaginous joints
- S = connected entirely by cartilage
- F = absorb shock b/n bones, little movement
- e.g. intervertebral discs, costal cartilage, pubic symphysis
Structure, function and examples of synovial joints
- S = space with a capsule between 2 articulating bones
- F = movement such as flexion and extension
- e.g. hip/knee/elbow
Name the types of synovial joints
Ball and socket, hinge, pivot, condyloid/ellipsoid, plane/gliding, saddle
Categorise the components of synovial joints into stability and mobility
- Stability: ligament, meniscus, joint capsule
- Mobility: articular cartilage, synovial fluid, bursa, pad of fat
Structure and function of synovial fluid
- S = slippery fluid within joint cavity
- F = decrease friction between articular cartilage for mobility
Structure and function of articular cartilage
- S = smooth, spongy cartilage that covers the ends of bones
- F = absorb shock and decrease friction between ends of bones for mobility
Structure and function of joint capsule
- S = double-layered, tough, fibrous tissue
- F = provide stability to the joint for strength
Structure and function of the bursa
- S = flattened fibrous sac lined with synovial fluid
- F = decrease friction for mobility
Structure and function of meniscus
- S = wedge of white fibrocartilage
- F = increase stability for strength of joint and absorb shock to reduce wear and tear on joints