Skeletal System Flashcards
Framework
Bones form a framework to support the bodies muscles, fat, and skin
Protection function-
Bones surround vital organs to protect them
Levers
Muscles attach to bones to help provide movement
Storage function-
Bones store most of the calcium supply for the body in addition to phosphorus and fats
Long bones:
Arms and legs
Long shaft-
Diaphysis
Endosteum
Is a membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps yellow marrow intact
Red marrow, found where? (4)
Found in vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and cranium
Periosteum
Tough membrane that covers the outside of a bone
Periosteum consists of? (3)
Blood vessels, lymph vessels, osteoblasts
Axial skeleton-
Forms the main trunk of the body
Axial skeleton is composed of? (4)
Skull, spinal column, ribs, and breastbone
Appendicular skeleton-
Forms the extremities
Appendicular skeleton is composed of? (4)
Shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones
Cranium
Spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain
Cranium is made of what bones? (8)
1 frontal
2 parietal
2 temporal
1 occipital
I ethmoid
I sphenoid
Fontanels-
“Soft spot” allows for the brain to grow
14 facial bones:
1 mandible
2 maxilla
2 zygomatic
2 lacrimal
5 nasal
2 palatine
Sutures
Area where the cranial bones have joined together
Sinuses
Air spaces in the bones of the skull that act we resonating chambers for the voice
Foramina
Openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone
Spinal column-
26 bones called the vertebrae
Humerus-
Upper arm
Radius-
Lower arm. On thumb side
Ulna
Larger lower arm bone.
Carpals- other name and how many
Wrist, 8
Metacarpals- another name and how many
Palm of the hand, 5
Phalanges- how many?
14
Femur-
Thigh
Patella
Knee cap
Tibia
Shin bone
7 tarsals-
Ankle
Joints-
Areas where two or more bones join together
Ligaments-
Connective tissue bones, help hold long bones together
3 main type of joints:
Diarthrosis
Amphiarthrosis
Synarthosis
Diarthrosis-
Freely movable
Amphiarthrosis
Slightly movable
Synarthosis-
Immovable
Arthritis
Group of diseases involving inflammation of the joints
Bursitis-
Inflammation of the bursae
Bursae-
Small, fluid filled sacs surrounding the joints
Greenstick-
Bone is bent and splits, causing a crack or incomplete break; common in children
Simple or closed-
Complete break of the bone with no damage to the skin
Compound or open-
Bone breaks and ruptured through the skin; creates an increased chance of infection
Impacted
Broken bone ends jam into each other
Comminuted-
Bone fragments or splinters into more than two pieces
Spiral-
Bone twists, resulting in one or more breaks; common in skiing and skating accidents
Depressed-
A broken piece of skull bone moves inward; common with severe head injuries
Colles-
Breaking and dislocation of the distal radius that causes a characteristic bulge at the wrist; caused by falling on an outstretched hand
Dislocation-
Whe
A bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
Sprain-
When a twisting action tears the ligaments at a joint
Osteomyelitis-
Softening of bones
Ruptured disk-
When an Intervertebral disk ruptures or protrudes out of place and causes pressure on the spinal nerve
Spinal curvatures-
Abnormal curvatures of the spinal column