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What are the functions of the Skeletal System?

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Support(Primary Function), Movement (passive), Protection of Vital organs, Mineral Storage, Blood Cell formation (Hematopoises)

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What are the three characteristics of Osseous C.T?`

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Compact dense bone, Cancellous spongy Bone, and Matrix

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What does a compact bone look like?

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Hard and heavy. The color is ivory. Forms surface and diaphysis. Osteons are are building blocks.

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What are the characteristics of Cancellous Spongy bone?

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It’s light weight, fills epiphyses, and contains red marrow. Trabeculae are building blocks.

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What is Matrix?

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Mineral Salts(hardness) Collagen (strong and flexible)

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What do Osteoblasts do?

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“Build” and make the boney matrix

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What do Osteoclasts do?

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“Crash” destroy the bone. Enzymes digest protein. Acids dissolve minerals. Forms Marrow Cavity; inolved in remodeling.

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What do Osteocytes do?

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Mature bone cells. “Trapped” osteoblasts

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What are the two Skeletal Divisions?

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Axial and Appendicular

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Axial Division

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Central Skull and spine

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Appendicular

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Arms, legs upper and lower appendages

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Name a Long bone classification

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Humerus, femur

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Name a short bone classification

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Carpal, tarsal

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Name a flat bone classification

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Sternum

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Name a sesamoid bone?

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Patella (knee)

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Name some sutures between the cranial bones?

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Sagittal suture, lambdoid suture

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Long bone anatomy

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Diaphysis, Epiphyses, Articular cartilage, Epiphyseal line,

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What is a Diaphysis?

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shaft made of compact bone

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What is Epiphyses?

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ends filled with spongy bone

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What is articular cartilage?

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covers epiphyses (joint)

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What is an Epiphyseal line?

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indicates earlier location of epiphyseal (growth) plate

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What is a Periosteum?

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Connective Tissue covering bone. (fiber sheath)

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What is nutrient foramina?

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holes allowing for penetration of arteries (yellow)

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What is the Medullary cavity?

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Contains yellow marrow

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Endosteum is
connective tissue lining inner medullary cavity
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Bone Development characteristics
Ossification- replacement of other connective tissue with bone. Begins during 2nd month of gestation. Size increases until late teens for females end of puberty for girls and for mid twenties for males.
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Ossification process include
Intramembranous bone formation and Endochondral bone formation
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Intramembranous Ossification
occurs in flat bones of skull, clavicles and mandible. Begins with fibrous connective tissue membrane. Membrane calcifies and ossifies into bone.
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Fontanels
are soft spots, not yet ossified. Allows for bith and brain growth.
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Endochondral Ossification
Occurs in remainder of skeleton. Begins with hyaline cartilage model.Cartilage is replaced by bony tissue.
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Endochondral Ossification Steps
Bone collar form, then cartilage in shaft calcifies, then primary ossification center forms in shaft. Lastly, secondary ossificatino centers in epiphyses.
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The process of endochondral bone formation
1) Cartilage model is covered by perichondrium 2) Cells in perichondrium become osteoblasts and secrete bony matrix 3) Perichondrium becomes periosteum 4) A "Collar" bone is produced around the diaphysis
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Appositional Growth
Bone widens, Osteoclasts enlarge medullary cavity, Osteoblasts add bone to surface of diaphysis
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What is Bone remodeling?
Replacement of old bone with new bone. Involves resorption (osteoclasts) and deposition (osteoblasts) Allows for growth. Removes injured bone. Alters bone shape in response to stress.
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What is a fracture?
And break of a bone
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How long does it take to repair a fracture?
Repair may take months
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Simple fracture
skin not broken
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Compound fracture
bone protrudes through skin
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Greenstick
shaft bent/broken
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Spiral
Twisting force, ragged break- Child abuse
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Comminuted
Shattered into fragments (eldery)
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What are the steps in fracture repair?
Broken blood vessels form a hematoma (blood clot). Connective Tissue and Capillaries invade site. C.T. cells form fibrocartilage callus. Bony callus of spongy bone replaces fibrocartilage callus. Bony callus is remodeled.
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What is a lever?
A Rigid rod that moved about a fixed point
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What is a folcrum?
The fixed point around which a lever moves (joints)
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What are forces?
Act to move levers at two pints. Resistance: Force to be overcome. Effort: Force required to overcome resistance by skeletal muscles.
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What is a First Class lever?
Fulcrum in the middle. See saw effect tilting head backward.
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What is a Second Class lever?
Resistance is in the middle. A wheel barrow effect or rising up on one's toes.
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What is a Third Class lever?
Effort is in the middle. This is most common type in human body. Flexing the elbow.
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The classification of joints consist of
Structural and Functional
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Structural Classification are
based on what issues or structures are found between bones. Fibrous, Cartilagenous, Synovial
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Functional Classification are
based on amound of movement found between bones. Freely movable, slightly movable, immovable.
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Examples of Structure classification
Classification fibrous joint, structure: Sutures of skull. Classification: Cartilagenous joint, StructureL pubic sythesis.
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Example of function classification
Classification: Synarthrosis Function: immovable joints (skull suture) Classification Amphiarthrosis Function: slightly movable joints (pubic synthesis) Diarthrosis: Function freely movable joints. (knee joint)
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Structure of a synovial joint
Articular cartilage- covers bone ends. Synovial membrane- lines joint capsule. Synovial fluid- lubricates and nourishes cartilage. Synovial cavity= space between the bones. Joint Capsule- fibrous c.t. Ligaments- reinforce joint. Bursae- synovial sacs at other sites of friction.
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Types of Synovial Joints
Classified based on shape of articular surfaces
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Example of gliding plane
in between vertebra
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Example of Hinge
knee, elbow,
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Example of pivot
nodding "NO"
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Example of Ellipsoidal(condyloid)
Looks like "Oval" Occipital condyle area
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Example of saddle
thumb joint.. least common
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Example of ball and socket
head of femur

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