Skeletal System Flashcards
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rounded process usually articulates with other bone
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condyle
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narrow, ridgelike projection
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crest
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opening in a bone
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foramen
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Relatively deep pit or depression
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Fossa
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Enlargement at end of bone
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Head
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tubelike passageway within bone
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meatus
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process of blood cell formation
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hematopoiesis
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prominent projections on bone
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process
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space in the middle of long bone that includes marrow
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medullary cavity
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cavity within bone
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sinus
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thornlike projection
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spine
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interlocking or union between bones
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suture
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relatively large process
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trochanter
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small, knoblike process
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tubercle
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knoblike process usually larger than tubercle
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tuberosity
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these are four types of bone processes
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- condyles (at end, usually articulates)
- trochanter
- tubercle
- tuberosity
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two sections of skeleton
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axial and appendicular
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4 types of structures in skeletal system
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- bones
- cartilage
- ligaments
- tendons
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adults have ____ bones
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206
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there are ______ ribs in the thoracic cage
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12
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when multiple bones form a joint, they _____
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articulate
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there are ______ true ribs, which attach to the sternum
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7
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there are _____ false ribs, which don’t attach to the sternum
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5
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there are ____ floating ribs
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2
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end of a long bone that articulate with another bone
Epiphysis
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Long bone shaft called
diaphysis
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which head bone is most posterior and inferior
occipital
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which bone makes up the forehead
frontal
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which bones incase the skull on the top sides?
parietal
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base of nasal septum, divides into right and left
vomer
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near nasal bone, a little posterior
lacrimal
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dense connective tissue covering bone (also helps repair)
Periosteum
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cell that deposits bony matrix, resulting in bone growth
osteoblast
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this part of the bone is made of inorganic salts and collagen that form an ECM
Periosteum
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where blood vessels and nerves go in bones
central canal
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these connect the central canals perpendicular
Perforating canals (volkmann’s canals)
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osteo____ build up bone and osteo____ break it down
blasts, clasts
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the process of osteoblasts taking calcium from blood and depositing on bone
calcium deposition
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process of osteoclasts taking calcium from the bone and depositing back to blood
calcium resorption
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condition where rate of bone resorption exceeds formation
Osteoporosis
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hormone that prompts osteoclasts to begin resorption
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
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hormone that prompts osteoblasts to start calcium deposition
calcitonin
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bone resorption and deposition is usually balanced until ____, when ____ levels begin to fall
midlife; estrogen
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part of skull that encloses brain
cranium
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suture that borders the frontal bone
coronal
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suture that borders the parietal bones
sagittal
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the parietal bones meet the occipital bone along this suture
lambdoid suture
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name along where bone growth occurs; is in between epiphysis and diaphysis
metaphysis or growth plate
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bone on the side of the skull that external auditory meatus
temporal bone
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the bone that inside the cranium makes a bat shape
sphenoid bone
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this bone starts in nose, projects up into skull
Ethmoid bone
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this small bone is between the eyes
nasal bone
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outer part of cheekbones
Zygomatic bones
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upper lip and end of cheekbones
maxilla
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posterior to maxilla in mouth
Palatine bone
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lower jaw
Mandible
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five vertebral regions
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
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a joint that doesn't move
fibrous joint
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a joint that can move
synovial joint
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3 physical features of synovial joints
1. capsule - connective tissue; contains outside
2. synovial fluid cushions joint
3. hyaline cartilage lines bones to protect
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made of connective tissue and attaches bone to bone
ligament
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how many vertebrae are in the cervical region
7
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how many vertebrae in thoracic region
12
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how many vertebrae in lumbar region
5
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what is C1 called and why is it notable?
Atlas; doesn't have body and is shaped like big ring
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what is C2's name and why is it notable?
Axis; atlas pivots around the dens
Looks like kylo wren mask
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what are the 8 holes in the sacrum called?
sacral foramina
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protrusion at top middle of sacrum
Median sacral crest
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what is the name of the tailbone
coccyx
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this is the anatomical name for true ribs
vertebrosternal
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what is the anatomical name for the false/floating ribs?
vertebronchondral
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top bone in the sternum
Father (man) son and holy spirit
MANubrium
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middle portion of sternum
body
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bottom part of the sternum
xiphoid process
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what is the flat end of the clavicle that attaches to the sternum?
sternal facet
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end of the clavicle that attached to shoulder
acromial end
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posterior top of the scapula round pokey bit
acromion process
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scapula - anterior process on the top of the bone
coracoid process
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scapula - flat part where arm attaches
glenoid fossa
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where is the scapula's medial border?
curved edge on the edge facing the spine
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where is the scapula's lateral border?
on the outside (side with glenoid fossa)
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what is the upper arm bone?
humerus
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where is a humerus's anatomical neck?
between the head and shaft
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where is the humerus's surgical neck?
very end of shaft
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rounded end of humerus
head
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two bumps near the head of the humerus
greater and lesser tubercle (outside and inside)
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what is the groove between the humerus's tubercle's called
intertubercular sulcus
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the distal end of a humerus looks like a
balled fist
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distal end of humerus - these four look like the "fingers" of the fist
1. medial epicondyle (thumb)
2. trochlea (pointer and middle)
3. capitulum (ring)
4. lateral epicondyle (pinkie)
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distal end of humerus has these two fossas
coronoid and olecranon
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two bones distal to humerus
radius and ulna
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the ______ has a flat head and is on the same side of the body as the thumb
radius
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the ______ has what looks like a claw for a head and is on the same side as the pinkie
ulna
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the ____ is the bone whose head is on the distal end
ulna
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both the radius and the ulna have a _____ process at their ____ end
styloid; distal
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slight protrusion near the proximal end of the radius
radial tuberosity
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top of the ____ looks like a claw. the higher one is called the _____, the lower the _____
ulna; olecranon; coronoid
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between the claw hooks of the _____ is the _____ notch
ulna; trochlear
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part of hand that connects to wrist
carpals
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five bones distal from carpals
metacarpals
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fingers and toes are called
phalanges
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the thigh bone is called the
femur
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the ______ of the femur is round and at an angle from the rest of the bone
head
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the two notches near the head of the femur are the
greater and lesser trochanter
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on the distal end of the femur, there are two, round pointy bits. They are called the ___ and ___ condyles
medial and lateral
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the kneecap is known as the
patella
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the ____ and ___ are distal to the femur
tibia; fibula
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of the two shin bones, the ____ is bigger
tibia
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the top of the tibia has a ____ and ___ condyle, with a ___ ___ in between
medial; lateral; tibial tuberosity
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on the distal end of the tibia there is what looks like a tiny hook. what is it called
medial malleolus
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the ____ is the smaller shin bone
fibula
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the blunt, flat, proximal end of the fibula is called the
head
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the distal end of the fibula comes to a point. what is it called?
lateral malleolus
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the heel is also called the
calcaneus
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the back of the foot collectively is called the
tarsals
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the middle of the foot is called the
talus
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the five bones past the talus are called the
metatarsals
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an articulation between bones is called a
joint
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a joint that moves is called a
synovial joint
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synovial joints have these three elemtns:
1) articular capsule
2) synovial fluid
3) hyaline cartilage
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a hip is called a
coxa
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from a lateral view of a vertebrae, there are two processes that jut out. They are called the ___ and ____ ____ process
superior and inferior articular process
123
the pelvic girdle is also known as the
os coxae
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if you looked at the os coxe head on, the first bones on either side of the joint would be the ___ bones
pubis
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if you looked at the os coxae head on, the outside of the butterfly wings would be the
ischium
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the big hole in the os coxae where the hip joint goes
acetabulum
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the superior section of the coxa is called the
ilium
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when looking at the os coxae head on, the big holes you would see are called the
obturator foramen
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