Skeletal System Flashcards
Short bones
Carpals, tarsals
Total number of bones in the body
206
Shaft, compact bones
Diaphysis
End of bones, spongy
Epiphysis
Articular cartilage are
Hyaline cartilage
Axial skeleton
Skull, vertebral column, bony thorax
Appendicular
Limbs
Pectoral girdle
Pelvic girdle
Formation of skull
Intramembranous
Chondrocytes divide
Resting zone
Zone of hypertrophy
Accumulation of glycogen
Zone of calcification vs. ossification
Chondrocytes filled with hydroxyapatite vs. differentiating osteoblasts
Immovable joint
Synarthroses
Slightly movable
Amphiarthroses
Freely movable
Diarthroses
Synovial joint
Articular cartilage
Capsule
Synovial cavity with fluid
Ligaments
Sternoclavicular
Plane joint
Hinge joint
Elbow, knee, ankle,
Pivot joint
Atlantoaxial, radioulnar
Knuckle/metacarpophalangeal
Condyloid joint
Ellipsoidal
Wrist
Carpometacarpal of thumb
Saddle
Shoulder, hip
Ball and socket