SKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
2 classifications of bones
location and shape
location
axial & appendicular
what is axial
what is appendicular
first digit of fingers
what are the shapes of bone
5th digit of fingers
1st digit of toes
5th digit of toes
what are the functions of bones
basic structural unit of bone
home of osteocytes
construction sites or responsible for bone remodelling
bone maker
bone breaker
process of fracture bone
vertebral column
connected to the skull
auditory
2nd part connecting to the skull
not connected to the bone
aid swallowing
movable
slightly movable
freely movable
connective tissue
cartilage
synovial
responsible for guiding movement
elbow and knee joint
abduction and adduction
circumduction
away to the joint thumb jaw
supination, pronation