Skeletal system Flashcards
Sinus
Hollow chamber in bone filled with air- lighten the weight of the skull and give a resonant sound of the voice
foreman, canal, fissure
openings in the bone that allow for nerves, blood supply, passageway
Process, ramus
elevations in bone
trochanter, tuberosity, tubercle, crest, line, spine
processes or projections for tendon or ligament attachment
Head, Neck, trochlea, condyle, facet
processes designed for articulation with adjacent bones
fossa, sulcus
depression in bone
Long bones
long, thin bones, designed to support body weight and enable movement - humerous, ulna, radius, tibia, fibula, metacarpals, and metatarsals
Flat bones
form the roof of the skull to protect the brain
Short bones
small and cube shaped. carpals in the hand and Tarsals in the feet
Irregular bones
varied in shape with ridges or irregular surfaces –the vertebrae, and pelvic bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium)
Sesamoid bones
small and round reinforcing tendons (ex. patella)
axial skeleton
skull, vertebral column, sternum, laryngeal skeleton, and thoracic rib cage
Skull
22 bones (8 cranial and 14 facial)
Fontanells
Soft spots in a new born heads to allow for skull growth and birth - close around two months but up to 2 years
anterior longitudinal ligament
connecting the anterior vertebral bodies
foreman magnum
The occipital bone contains a large opening through which the spinal cord passes to become the brain stem.
Mastoiditis
can lead to deafness - inflammation of the mastoid sinuses
sinusitis
occurs when the soft tissues inside the sinuses become inflamed from virus, bacteria, or allergy
carotid canal
opening in the temporal lobe to allow for the internal carotid artery
external acoustic meatus
for transmission of sound - also located in the temporal bone
mandible
lower jaw, and only movable portion of the skull
Also the mandible and vomer are the only non-paired bones of the facial skeleton
zygomatic bones
give our cheeks prominence
pectoral girdle
also know as shoulder girdle -composed of two clavicles bones and two scalplae
The scapula is freely movable and only held together by muscles
dislocation
means the bone is removed from the socket. A dislocated shoulder Is when the humerous is removed from the glenoid cavity.
posterior longitudinal ligament
connecting the posterior vertebral bodies
interspinous ligaments
connects the spinous process of two adjacent vertebrae
supraspinous ligament
connects the posterior portion of the spinous process
intervertebral discs
act as padding in-between the vertebrae
menisci
crescent shaped cartilage that give added stability for the femur to articulate with the tibia.
bursae
13 fluid filled sacs in the knee joint that ease friction between tendons, ligaments, and bones
ligaments
composed of fibrous connective tissue
Fibrous joints
immovable (such as the ones between the cranial bones
Cartilaginous joints
slightly movable ( such as between the vertebrae)
synovial joints
freely movable
joint capsule
ligaments hold bones in to place by forming a joint capsule- the capsule is lined with synovial fluid a lubricant for the joints
Long bones
Humerus, tibia, fibula, metacarpals, metatarsals, ulna, and radius. Long and thin- designed to support body weight and enable movement.
Flat bones
Cranium bones -form the roof of the skull and protect the brain - these make red blood cells
Short bones
small and cubed shaped -found in the carpals and tarsals
Irregular bones
varied in structure and with ridges and irregular surfaces - the vertebrae are irregular bones designed to protect the spinal cord and for movement. The pelvic bones-the ilium, ischium, and pubis are also irregular.
Sesamoid bones
small and round, reinforcing tendons - the patella is a sesamoid bone
zygomatic bones
give our cheekbones prominence
The only non paired bones in the skull
mandible and vomer (the mid-nose bone)
palatine bones
make up the posterior portion of the hard palate and floor of the nasal cavity
lacrimal bone
each thin, scale like, lacrimal bone lies between an ethmoid bone and maxillary bone
vomer
thin, flat vomer joins the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone with the nasal bone to form the nasal septum.
inferior nasal conchae
bones located inferiorly to the middle conchae
middle and superior nasal conchae
are formed from the grooves of the ethmoid bones - these swirl incoming air and warm and humidify it.
spinous processes
can be palpitated from the dorsal side as bony projections along the midline of the neck and back