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1
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Parts of skeletal system

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Bones, Joints, Cartilages, Ligaments

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Two divisions of skeletal system

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Axial skeleton, Appendicular skeleton

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axial skeleton consist:

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skull, ribs, vertebra

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Appendicular skeleton consist:

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pelvis, extremities

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Function of the bones

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  • support of the body
  • protection of soft organs
  • storage of minerals and fats
  • blood cell formation
  • movement due to attached skeletal muscle
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6
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Bones in adult skeleton

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206 bones

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7
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Types of bone tissue

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Compact bone, Spongy bone

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Homogeneous

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Compact bone

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9
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Small needle like pieces of bone

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Spongy bone

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10
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Classification of bones on the basis of shape

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Long bones, Short bones, Flat bones, Irregular bones

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Typically Longer than wide

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Long bones

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12
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Have a shaft with heads at both ends

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Long bones

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13
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Long bones contains of what types of bone tissue

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Compact bone

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14
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Example of long bones

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Femur, Humerus

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15
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Generally cube shape

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Short bones

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16
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Short bones contains what type of bone tissue

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Spongy bone

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17
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Example of short bones

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Carpals, Tarsals

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Thin, flattened usually curved

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Flat bones

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Thin layer of compact bone around a layer of spongy bone

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Flat bones

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Example of flat bones

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skulls, ribs, sternum

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Irregular in shape

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Irregular bones

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22
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Do not fit into other bone classification categories

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Irregular bones

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Example of irregular bones

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vertebrae, hips

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2 parts of a long bone

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Diaphysis, Epiphysis

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  • shaft
  • composed of compact bone
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Diaphysis

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  • ends of the bone
  • composed mostly of spongy bone
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Epiphysis

27
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Structures of a long bone

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Articular cartilage, Medullary cavity

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Covers the external surface of the epiphyses

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Articular cartilage

29
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Made of hyaline cartilage

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Articular cartilage

30
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Decreases friction at joint surfaces

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Articular cartilage

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Cavity of the shaft

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Medullary cavity

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Contains yellow marrow in adult bones

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Medullary cavity

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Contains red marrow (for blood cell formation) in infants

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Medullary cavity

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areas where cartilage remains

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  • bridge of the nose
  • parts of ribs
  • joints
35
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During development, much of this cartilages is replaced by ____.

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Bone

36
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In embryos, the skeleton is primarily____________.

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Hyaline cartilage

37
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allows for growth of long bone during childhood

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Epiphyseal plates

38
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Older Cartilage becomes _____.

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ossified

39
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Bones grow in what two direction

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Length, width

40
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Bones are ______ and _______ until growth stops

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remodeled and lengthened

41
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A break in a bone

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Bone fractures

42
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Types of bone fractures

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Closed fracture (simple), Open fracture (compound)

43
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Break that does not penetrate the skin

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Closed fracture

44
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Broken bone penetrate through the skin

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Open fracture

45
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Bone fractures are treated by _______ and ______.

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reduction and immobilization

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Type of fractures

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comminuted, compression, depressed, impacted, spiral, greenstick

47
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Bones breaks into many fragments

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Comminuted

48
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Bone is crushed

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Compression

49
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Broken bone portion is pressed inward

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Depressed

50
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Broken bone ends are forced into each other

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Impacted

51
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Ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone

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Spiral

52
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Bone breaks incompletely much in the way a green twig breaks

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Greenstick

53
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Forms the longitudinal part of the body

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Axial skeleton

54
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3 parts of axial skeleton

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Skull, vertebral column, bony thorax

55
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2 set of skull bones

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Cranium, facial bones

56
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Bone are joined by _____

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sutures

57
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Only the ____ is attached by a freely movable joint

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mandible

58
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The only bone that does not articulate with other bone

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Hyoid bone

59
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Serves as a moveable base for the tongue

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Hyoid bone

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