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SKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards

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Skeletal system

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Body system composed of bones, cartilage, and ligaments of body that supports and give shape to body and body structures

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Bone

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Hard, dense connective tissue that forms most of adult skeleton

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Cartilage

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Semi-rigid connective tissue that provides flexibility and smooth surfaces found in areas where bones move

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Functions of skeletal system (6)

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  • Support
  • Movement
  • Protection
  • Mineral storage
  • Energy storage
  • Hematopoiesis
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Support

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Bones and cartilage support the rest of the body

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Movement

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Bones facilitate movement by serving as points of attachment for muscles and they also act as levers

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Protection

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Bones protect internal organs from injury by covering/surrounding them (eg. Ribs protect lungs and heart, vertebrae protect spinal cord, skull protect brain)

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Mineral storage

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Bone matrix acts as reservoir for some minerals which is important to functioning of body like calcium and phosphorus; these minerals can be released back into bloodstream to maintain levels needed to support physiological processes

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Energy storage

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Bone marrow in softer connective tissue that fills interior of bone contains yellow bone marrow which has adipose tissue and the triglycerides stored here serve as energy source

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Hematopoiesis

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Red bone marrow is where hematopoiesis is where production of blood cells occur; RBC, WBC and platelets are all produced in red marrow

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How many bones are in adult skeleton and how many categories

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206 bones divided into 5 broad categories based on shape

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Bone classification (5):

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  • Long
  • Short
  • Flat
  • Irregular
  • Sesamoid
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Long (8)

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Cylinder like shape, functions in leverage (eg. Tibia, fibula, metatarsals, humerus, ulna, radius, metacarpals, phalanges)

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Short (2)

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Cube like shape equal in width length thickness, functions in providing stability and support while allowing motion (eg. Carpals, tarsals)

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Flat (4)

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Thin and curved, functions in points of attachment for muscles and protects internal organs (eg. Sternum, rib, scapulae, cranial bone)

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Irregular

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Complex shape, functions in protecting internal organs (eg. Vertebrae, facial bone)

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Sesamoid

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Small and round embedded in tendons, functions in protecting tendons from compressive forces (eg. Patallae)

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Long bone

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Contains two parts (diaphysis and epiphysis)

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Diaphysis structure

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Is a tubular shaft that runs between proximal and distal ends of bone and contains a hollow region called medullary cavity which is filled with yellow marrow. Walls are composed of dense and hard compact bone

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Epiphysis structure

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Wider section at each end of bone filled with spongy bone with spaces filled of red marrow

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Metaphysis

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Where the epiphysis and diaphysis meet that contains epiphyseal plate (layer of hyaline cartilage in a growing bone)

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Epiphyseal line

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Serves as indicator of boundary between epiphysis and diaphysis. Epiphyseal plate becomes epiphyseal line when bone as matured (stops growing) in early adulthood and cartilage is replaced by osseous tissue

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Endosteum

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Delicate membranous lining in medullary cavity where bone growth, repair, and remodelling occur

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Periosteum

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Fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of bone (except where epiphyses meet) containing blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels that nourish compact bone

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Articular cartilage

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Thin layer of cartilage that covers epiphyses to reduce friction and absorb shock

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Spongy bone and compact bone

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Two layers of compact bone and interior spongy bone work together to protect internal organs. If the outer layer of a cranial bone fractures, the brain is still protected by the inner layer

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Bone cells structure

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Relatively small number of cells that are entrenched in a matrix of collagen fibers

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Hydroxyapatite

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Inorganic salt crystals made of calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite) that adhere to collagen and gives bones their hardness and strength

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Collagen fiber function in bones

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Impart flexibility so that bones are not brittle

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4 types of bone cells:

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  • Osteocyte
  • Osteoblast
  • Osteogenic cell
  • Osteoclast
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Osteoblast

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Responsible for forming new bones found in growing portions of bone, including periosteum and endosteum; Secretes organic compounds of matrix

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Function of osteoblasts that don’t divide

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Synthesize and secrete the collagen matrix and calcium salts

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Osteocyte

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A mature and the most common bone cell that results from when a trapped osteoblast changes in structure and becomes osteocyte; Maintains bone matrix and lives in lacunae

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Lacuna

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Spaces where osteocytes are found and surrounded by bone matrix

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Osteogenic cell

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Undifferentiated cells that develop into osteoblasts

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Osteoclast

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Functions in bone resorption and found on bone surfaces, multinucleated, and originate from two types of white blood cells and not from osteogenic cells; Secrete acid and enzymes to dissolve bone matrix

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Spongy bone

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Contains open spaces and supports shifts in weight distribution. It contains osteocytes housed in lacunae arranged in a lattice network of matrix spikes called trabeculae

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Compact bone

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Dense and can withstand compressive forces; found deep in periosteum and in diaphyses

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Osteon

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Structural unit of compact bone, composed of concentric rings of calcified matrix called lamellae

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Central canal

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Found in each center of osteon that contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels that branch off at right angles through the perforating canal

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Canaliculi

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Connect with canaliculi of other lacunae and eventually with central canal which allows nutrients to be transported to the osteocytes and wastes to be removed from them

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Trabeculae

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Refers to the lattice like network of matrix spikes of lacunae and osteocytes in spongy bone providing strength to bone and the spaces in between makes bones lighter so that muscles can move them more easily. Some also contain red marrow

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Nutrient arteries

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Pass through nutrient foramen (small opening in diaphysis) that nourish the spongy bone and medullary cavity

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How are osteocytes in spongy bone nourished

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Blood vessels of the periosteum that penetrate spongy bone and blood that circulate in marrow cavities

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Nerve supply to bone

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Nerves also follow the same path into the bone through nutrient foramen and concentrate into more metabolically active regions

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Skeleton in embryonic early stages

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Consists of only fibrous membranes and hyaline cartilage. By week 6 or 7 of development, ossification (formation of bones begins)

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2 pathways of ossification:

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  • Intramembranous ossification
  • Endochondral ossification
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Cartilage templates (2)

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  • Bone is a replacement tissue; uses model of cartilage on which to lay down matrix
  • Framework of flexible semi solid cartilage is laid down to determine where born will form during fetal development –> replaced with bone as fetus is born
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Intramembranous ossification

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Occurs in flat bones of face, most cranial bones and clavicles

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7 Steps of intramembranous ossification -

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  • Mesenchymal cells differentiate into specialized cells (osteogenic cells and capillary forming cells)
  • Osteoblasts form clusters called ossification centers
  • Osteoblasts secrete osteoid which calcifies and traps osteoblasts and transforming them into osteocytes
  • Surrounding osteogenic cells differentiate into new osteoblasts
  • Osteoid secretion around capillaries forms trabecular matrix, and osteoblasts on surface become periosteum
  • Periosteum forms protective layer of compact bone
  • Trabecular bone crowds nearby blood vessels which condense into red marrow
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Endochondral ossification

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Occurs at bones on base of the skull long bones and involves bone development by replacing hyaline cartilage template and takes longer than intramembranous ossification

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9 steps of endochondral ossification:

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  • Mesenchymal cells differentiate into chondrocytes that form cartilaginous skeletal precursor
  • Perichondrium appears and chondrocytes in center grow in size
  • Matrix calcifies, leading to chondrocyte death and disintegration of surrounding cartilage
  • Blood vessels invade spaces, enlarging them and carrying osteogenic cells
  • Space combines to form medullary cavity and capillaries penetrate cartilage
  • Perichondrium transforms into periosteum and periosteal collar of compact bone forms around cartilage
  • Primary ossification center forms deep in periosteal collar
  • Similar events occur in secondary ossification centers in epiphyseal regions
  • Cartilage remains at joint surfaces as articular cartilage and between diaphysis and epiphysis as growth plate responsible for bone lengthening
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Epiphyseal plate

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Area of growth in long bone and is a layer of hyaline cartilage where ossification occurs in immature bones (longitudinal)

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Bone growth on epiphyseal side of epiphyseal plate

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Cartilage is formed

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Bone growth on diaphyseal side of epiphyseal plate

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Cartilage is ossified and diaphysis grows in length

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Growth plate zones (4)

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  • Reserve zone
  • Proliferative zone
  • Maturation and hypertrophy zone
  • Calcified zone
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Reserve zone

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Closest to epiphysis consisting of resting chondrocytes that anchor the growth plate to bone

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Chondrocyte function in reserve zone

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Do not participate in bone growth but secure the growth plate to the osseous tissue of epiphysis

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Proliferative zone

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Chondrocytes undergo rapid cell division leading to formation of new chondrocytes

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Zone of maturation and hypertrophy

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Chondrocytes are older and larger and contribute to lengthening of bones

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Cause of longitudinal growth of bone

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Result of cell division in the proliferative zone and the maturation of cells in zone of maturation and hypertrophy

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Calcified zone

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Cartilage matrix becomes calcified and chondrocytes die. Serves as bridge for invasion of blood vessels and transformation of cartilage into bone

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When does longitudinal growth stop

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When the chondrocytes in the epiphyseal plate cause proliferation and bone replaces the cartilage; bones will continue to grow in length until early adulthood

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Appositional growth

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Bone growth in diameter; bones increase in diameter as they grow in length and even after growth in length ceases

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Bone modelling

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Process of shaping and forming bone during growth and development

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Bone remodeling

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Refers to the lifelong process of continuous renewal and maintenance of old or damaged bones

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Fracture

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Broken bone. Fractures will heal whether or not a physician resets it in its anatomical position and if it not reset correctly, the healing process will keep the bone in its deformed position

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Open (compound) fracture

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Fracture in which at least one end of the broken bone tears through the skin; carries high risk of infection

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Closed (simple) fracture

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Fracture in which the skin remains intact

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Greenstick fracture

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Partial fracture in which only one side of the bone is broken

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Greenstick fracture

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Comminuted fracture

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Bone that is broken in two or more places causing many small pieces

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2 major divisions of skeleton:

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  • Axial skeleton
  • Appendicular skeleton
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Axial skeleton function (3):

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  • Forms vertical, central axis of body
  • Includes all bones of head, neck, chest, and back to
  • Protects the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs. It also serves as attachment site for muscles that move the head, neck, and back for muscles to act across shoulder and hip joints
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Bones of axial skeleton region (5)

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  • 80 bones total in adult
  • Skull (22 bones)
  • Vertebral column (24 bones)
  • Sacrum, coccyx, thoracic cage (25 bones)
  • Hyoid and the 6 ear ossicles associated with head
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Skull function

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Supports face and protects brain

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Divisions of skull

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Facial bones and brain case

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What is the only moveable bone in the skull

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The 22nd bone is the mandible (lower jaw) and is the only moveable in the skull

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Are the other bones in the skull moveable

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No 21 are immobile so only the 22nd

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Fontanelle

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Areas of dense connective tissue that separate the bones of the brain case as they grow

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Importance of fontanelle in infant

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They are soft spots o n an infants head that are important during birth because they allow the skull to change shape as it squeezes through the birth canal

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Anterior view of skull (3):

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  • Consists of facial bones that provide bony support for eyes and facial structures
  • View is dominated by openings of the orbits and nasal cavity
  • Upper and lower jaws with teeth
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Important bones present anterior view of skull (5):

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  • Frontal bone
  • Parietal bone
  • Temporal bone
  • Maxilla
  • Mandible
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Lateral view of the skull

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View is dominated by the large rounded brain case above the lower jaws with teeth

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Important bones present in lateral view of the skull (6):

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  • Frontal bone
  • Parietal bone
  • Temporal bone
  • Occipital bone
  • Maxilla
  • Mandible
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Posterior view of skull

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View is dominated by the posterior rounded brain case as well as the posterior faces of the maxilla and mandible; showing attachment site for muscles and joints that support skull

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Important bones present in the posterior view of the skull (4):

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  • Parietal bone
  • Temporal bone
  • Occipital bone
  • External occipital protuberance
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How many bones are found associated with head

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7

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Ossicles

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3 inner ear bones associated with the head; malleus, incus, stapes that function to transmit sound waves from eardrum to inner ear

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Hyoid bone

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Serves as the base for the tongue from above is attached to the larynx below and the pharynx posteriorly and is located in upper neck and is an independent bone that does not contact any other bone

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Appendicular skeleton (5):

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  • All bones of the upper and lower limbs and the bones that attach to each limb
  • Limbs attach to the skeleton at girdles
  • Upper limbs (arms) attach to a shoulder girdle
  • Lower limbs (legs) attach to pelvic girdle
  • Functions to move the body and interact with environment
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Bones of appendicular skeleton region (6)

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  • 126 bones total in adult
  • Bones are divided into the bones of the limbs themselves and those of the girdles to which they attach
  • 30 bones in upper limbs
  • 30 bones in lower limbs
  • 4 bones in pectoral girdle
  • 2 bones in pelvic girdle
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Function of bones of lower limbs

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Adapted for weight bearing support and stability and body locomotion

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Function of bones of upper limbs

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Highly mobile and can be utilized for a wide variety of functions

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Vertebral column

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Known as spinal column/spine consisting of bones called vertebrae each separated by intervertebral disc

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Vertebral column function

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Flexible so it supports the head, neck, body, and allows for their movements. It also protects spinal cord which passes down the back through openings in vertebrae

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Vertebrae in vertebral column (6):

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  • Develops as 33 vertebrae but reduced to 26
  • 7 cervical vertebrae
  • 12 thoracic vertebrae
  • 5 lumbar vertebrae
  • Single sacrum also part of pelvis formed by fusion of 5 sacral vertebrae
  • Single coccyx (tail bone) formed by fusion of 4 small coccygeal vertebrae
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The 4 curvatures of the vertebral column

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Adult vertebral column has four curvatures along its length that increase strength, flexibility and ability to absorb shock; cervical, thoracic, lumbar, pelvic

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Vertebral column in fetal development

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Flexed anteriorly into fetal position, giving the entire vertebral column a single curvature that is concave anteriorly

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Parts of a vertebra (3)

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  • Body
  • Vertebral arch
  • Seven processes
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Body

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Anterior portion and is the part that supports body weight

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Vertebral arch

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Forms posterior portion of each vertebra

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Vertebral foramen

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Large opening between vertebral arch and body that contains the spinal cord

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Vertebral canal

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Bony protection and passageway for spinal cord down the back where all the vertebral foramina of the vertebrae align

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Intervertebral foramen

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Opening between adjacent vertebrae formed by notches in pedicles and allows spinal nerves to exit the vertebral column

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Where do the 7 processes arise

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From the vertebral arch

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Transverse process (3)

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  • Paired structures
  • Project laterally from vertebrae
  • Serves as sites for muscle attachment
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Spinous process (3)

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  • Single structure
  • Projects posteriorly at midline of back
  • Serves as site for muscle attachment
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Articular process (3)

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  • Superior and inferior processes
  • Allows for slightly movable joints between adjacent vertebrae
  • Superior process extends upward, white inferior process extends downward
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Intervertebral disc

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Made of fibrocartilage that separate the bodies of adjacent vertebrae

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Cervical vertebrae

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Body is small, carrying less weight, has Bifid (Y-shaped) spinous process, transverse process (U-shaped) with opening called transverse foramen

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C1 (atlas) function and structure (4):

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  • Supports skull
  • No body or spinous process
  • Ring shaped; anterior arch and posterior arch
  • Transverse processes of atlas are longer and extend more naturally than other cervical vertebrae
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Superior articular processes

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Face upward and are deeply curved for articulation with occipital condyles on base of skull

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Inferior articular processes

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Flat and face downwards to join with superior articular processes of C2 vertebra

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C2 (axis) functions and structures (4)

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  • Serves as axis for rotation when turning the head towards right or left
  • Resembles a typical cervical vertebrae
  • Contains dens (bony projection that extends upward from vertebral body)
  • Dens join with inner aspect of anterior arch of atlas where it is held in place by transverse ligament
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Thoracic cage

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AKA ribcage and forms the thorax (chest) portion of body to protect heart and lungs. It contains 12 pairs of ribs with costal cartilages (made of hyaline cartilage) and sternum. The ribs are anchored posteriorly to 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12)

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Sternum

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Elongated body structure that anchors anterior thoracic cage consisting of 3 parts; manubrium, body, xiphoid process

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How are ribs classified

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Classified into 3 groups based on relationship to the sternum

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Ribs 1-7

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True ribs; coastal cartilage attaches directly to sternum

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Ribs 8-10

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False ribs; coastal cartilage do not attach directly to sternum and instead attach to the cartilage of the next rib

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Ribs 11-12

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Floating ribs; do not attach to sternum at all

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Ribs 11-12

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Pectoral girdle

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Bones that attach each upper limb to axial skeleton

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Clavicle

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AKA collarbone is an S shaped bone located anterior side of shoulder and attached on its medial end to sternum of thoracic cage part of axial skeleton

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Scapula

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AKA shoulder blade is flat and triangular shaped that lies on posterior aspect of shoulder and supported by clavicle and articulates with humerus (upper arm bone) to form shoulder joint

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3 regions of the upper limb (4)

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  • Possesses 30 bones
  • Arm
  • Forearm
  • Hand
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Arm

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Single bone called humerus between shoulder and elbow joints

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Forearm

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Bones called ulna and radius found in forearm located between elbow and wrist

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Hand

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Base of hand contains 8 carpal bones while the palm of hand has 5 metacarpal bones, and the digits (fingers and thumbs) contains 14 phalanx bones

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Head on humerus proximally and distally

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Located on proximal end of humerus and is a large, round, smooth region that face medially. Distally, the humerus becomes flattened and has 2 articulation areas which join ulna and radius bones of forearm to form elbow joint

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Shoulder joint

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When the head articulates with the scapula

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Radius

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Runs parallel to ulna on lateral side of forearm

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Head of radius proximally and distally

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Proximal head is disc shaped while distal end has a smooth surface for articulation with two carpal bones to form wrist joint

134
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Ulna

A

Medial bone of forearm and runs parallel to radius

135
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Carpal bones

A

Series of 8 small bones that form the wrist and base of hand arranged in two rows of four

136
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Palm structure

A

Contains 5 metacarpal bones that lie between carpal bones and phalanx bones of fingers and thumb

137
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Thumb structure

A

Has 2 phalanges

138
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Finger 2-5 structure

A

Has 3 phalanges each

139
Q

Pelvic girdle structure and function

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Formed by a single hip bone (coxal bone), one on each side of body. Bones of pelvis are strongly united to each other to form a largely immobile weight bearing structure. It also serves as an attachment point of lower limb

140
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Pelvis

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Entire structure formed by two hip bones, sacrum, and attached inferiorly to sacrum and coccyx

141
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Pectoral girdle

A

Highly mobile and enhance range of upper limb movements

142
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Hip bone structure

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Large, curved bones that form lateral and anterior aspects of pelvis. Each adult hip bone is formed by e separate bones that fuse together during late teenage years

143
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Components/regions of hip bone (3):

A
  • Ilium
  • Ischium
  • Pubis
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Ilium

A

Fan-like superior region that forms the largest part of the hip bone. It is firmly united to the sacrum at the largely immobile sacroiliac joint

145
Q

Ischium

A

Forms the posteroinferior region of each hip bone

146
Q

Pubis

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Forms the anterior portion of hip bone and curves medially where it joins the pubis of the opposite hip bone at a specialized joint called pubic symphysis

147
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Female pelvis characteristics (5):

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  • Pelvic weight; Lighter and thinner bones
  • Pelvic inlet shape; Round/oval
  • Lesser pelvic cavity shape; Shorter and wider
  • Subpubic angle; Greater than 80 degrees
  • Pelvic outlet; rounder and larger
148
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Male pelvis characteristics (5):

A
  • Pelvic weight; thicker and heavier bones
  • Pelvic inlet shape; Heart shaped
  • Lesser pelvic cavity shape; Longer and narrower
  • Subpubic angle; Less than 70 degrees
  • Pelvic outlet shape; Smaller
149
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3 regions of lower limb (4):

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  • Contains 30 bones
  • Thigh
  • Leg
  • Foot
150
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Femur

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Single bone in thigh (portion of leg from hip joint to knee joint) and is the longest and strongest bone of body

151
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Patella

A

Kneecap and articulates with distal femur

152
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Tibia

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Medial bone of leg and main weight bearing bone of lower leg and second longest bone of body (region from the knee join to ankle joint)

153
Q

Fibula

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Slender bone located on lateral side of leg and does not bear weight as it serves primarily for muscle attachments

154
Q

3 bones of the foot

A

Tarsal bone, metatarsal bone, phalanx bone

155
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Tarsal bone

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Posterior half of foot formed by 7 tarsal bones

156
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Talus

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Most superior tarsal bone that articulates with tibia and fibula to form ankle joint

157
Q

Calcaneus

A

Largest bone of foot which forms the heel

158
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Metatarsal bone

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Anterior half of foot formed by 5 metatarsal bone

159
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Phalanx bone

A

14 of these present in toes arranged similarly to finger

160
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Big toe

A

Has 2 phalanx bones

161
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Remaining toes

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Has 3 phalanx bones each

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