Skeletal System Flashcards

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Ribs

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Ribs

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Head

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Skull

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Collarbone

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Clavicle

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Thick lower arm bone

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Radius

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Thin lower arm bone

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Ulna

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Upper arm bone

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Humerus

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Spine

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Vertebrae

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Hips

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Pelvic Girdle

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Thigh bone

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Femur

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Kneecap

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Patella

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Shin

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Tibia

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Thin calf bone

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Fibula

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Finger and Toe bones

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Philanges

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What do bones do?

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They work with muscles so they can move.

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How do they help maintain homeostasis?

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They store marrow inside of them that stores minerals and produces blood cells.

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What are bones made up of?

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They are made of cartilidge, spongy bone, blood vessels, marrow, and compact bone.

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What do the two marrows do?

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Red marrow produces both red and white blood cells, and yellow marrow stores fat.

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What are the two different kinds of marrow?

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Red and Yellow

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Relation in growth between cartilidge and bone

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You start with cartilidge, and as you grow it is replaced by bone.

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What are the three different joints?

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Gliding joint, ball and socket joint, hinge joint

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What does a gliding joint do?

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It allows bones to glide over each other with flexibility like in the hand.

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What does a ball and socket joint do?

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It lets you move your bone in all directions like a joystick. It is like your shoulder.

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What does a hinge joint do?

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It lets your bone move in one direction like a hinge. It is found in the knee.

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Joints

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Joints allow bones to move when muscles contract. Joints are held together by ligaments. Ligaments are connective tissue.

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Skeletal System diseases

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Fractures, joint dislocations, sprains, osteoporosis, arthritis

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Fractures

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Bones break

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Joint dislocations

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A joint or bones are moved out of place

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Sprains

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A ligament is stretched too far or torn

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Osteoporosis

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Bones become weak and less dense- they break more easily

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Arthritis

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Joints swell or stiffen