Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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The largest or principle portion of the bone.

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Body

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2
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The enlarged and often rounded end of a bone which articulates with another bone.

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Head

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3
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The constricted part of a bone lying between the head and the body.

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Neck

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4
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A pronounced band in a bone.

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Angle

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5
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A small, smooth articular surface which may be flat, concave, or convex

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Facet

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6
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A smooth and rounded knob which articulates with another bone.

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Condyle

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7
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A protuberance located above a condyle

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Epicondyle

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8
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A prominent but narrow ridge

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Crest

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9
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An elevated narrow ridge

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Spine

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10
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Prominent protuberance on the surface of a bone

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Process

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11
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A small rounded protuberance

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Tubercle

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12
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A moderate protuberance

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Tuberosity

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13
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A very large protuberance

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Trochanter

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14
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A shallow, wide, or elongated depression on the surface of a bone

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Fossa

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15
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A depression on the edge of a bone

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Notch

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16
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A tunnel which penetrates a bone

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Canal

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17
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A large openening that gives way to a canal

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Meatus

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18
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An often rounded hole which pierces a bone

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Foramen

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19
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Shaft of the long bone

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Diaphysis

20
Q

Located at the end of a shaft of a long bone

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Epiphysis

21
Q

Joins the diaphysis to the epiphysis in a growing bone

A

Epiphyseal plate

22
Q

Which skull is heavier,males or females?

A

Males

23
Q

Which forehead is more vertical and lacks a well developed brow ridge,males or females?

A

Females

24
Q

Which lower jaw and teeth are smaller, males or females?

A

Females

25
Q

Which pelvis is broader and lighter, males or females?

A

Females

26
Q

Which pelvic opening is an oval to round shape and which is heart shaped? {Males or females)

A

Females. Males.

27
Q

Which angle below the pubic synthesis and bewteen the two pubic bones is 100 degrees or more, and which is 90 degrees or less? Males or females?

A

Females. Males.

28
Q

Which obturator foramen is triangular shaped and which is oval shaped? Males or females?

A

Females. Males.

29
Q

Which coccyx points forward and which points down, males or females?

A

Male. Female.

30
Q

Movement back and forth or side to side, with no rotation or angular movement. (carpals, tarsals)

A

Gliding

31
Q

Movement which draws bones toward each other, or decreases the angle of the joint to the bone. (bending elbow, knee, neck, and toes)

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Flexion

32
Q

Movement which separates bones from one another, or increases the angle of the joint to the bone

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Extension.

33
Q

Moving part of the body away from the midline of the body, (raising an arm away from the body, or spreading the digits)

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Abduction

34
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Moving a part toward the midline of the body.(bringing an arm towards the body)

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Adducition

35
Q

The movement of a bone around its own axis,with no other simultaneous motion.

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Rotation

36
Q

Motion where the proximal end of a bone is stable and the distal end moves in the form of a cone(picther’s windup)

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Circumduction

37
Q

A motion of the forearm which turns the palm backward or downward from the elbow. Doesnt rotate humerus.(rotation of forearm so the palm faces down)

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Pronation

38
Q

A motion of the forearm which turns palm foward or upward from the elbow.Doesnt rotate humerus.(rotation of the forearm so the palm faces up)

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Supination

39
Q

Moves sole of the foot inward towards the opposite foot at the ankle

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Inversion

40
Q

Moves the sole of foot outward at ankle away from the other foot.

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Eversion

41
Q

Flexing the foot upward at the ankle

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Dorsiflexion

42
Q

Flexing the foot downward at the ankle

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Plantar flexion

43
Q

Movement of a bone forward or anteriorly parallel to the ground (sticking jaw out or moving the arms so the elbows touch in front of the body)

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Protraction

44
Q

Movement of a bone backward or posteriorly parallel to the ground (when upper and lower incisors meet to nip food)

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Retraction

45
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A movement that raises a bone vertically, or upward (closing the mouth or the upward movement of a shoulder shrug)

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Elevation

46
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A movement that lowers a bone vertically. (Opening the mouth or lowering the shoulders)

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Depression