Skeletal System Flashcards
How many bones in human body
206 individual bones with five types
Five types of bone
Long - femur
Short - ankle
Flat - skull
Irregular - vertebrae
Sesamoid- patella
Bone parts
Diaphysis- long central shaft
Epiphysis - rounded ends of long bones
Metaphysis- area between diaphysis and epiphysis
Epiphyseal plates- growth plates
Hyaline cartilage
Spongy bone
Cancellous
Outside of a bone is
Periosteum
Functions of the skeletal system
Supports the skeleton
Provides shape
Allows movement
Protects organs
Forms red blood cell
forms joints
Attachments for muscles
Parts of the skeleton
Axial skeleton- skull vertebra ribs 80 bones
Appendicular skeleton - limbs 126 bones
Joint is what
Where bone meets bone
Types of joint
Fibrous skull
Cartilaginous vertebra
Synovial hip
Cartilaginous joint type
Sternum and ribs
Synovial joint description
Highly moveable and have a synovial capsule , 6 types of synovial joints
Six types of synovial joint
Condyloid- knee joint
Gliding - carpal on carpal
Hinge elbow
Ball and socket shoulder
Pívot radius to ulna
Saddle base of thumb
Articular cartilage function
Reduces friction, acts as a shock absorber
Capsule function
Made of tough membrane which encloses the joint
Synovial fluid function
Lubricantes the joint