Skeletal System Flashcards
What bones are in the axial skeleton?
Skull, thoracic girdle and vertebral column
What bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
Should girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle and lower limbs
Where are the phalanges?
In the fingers and toes
Where is the patella?
Knee
Where is the clavicle?
The collar bone
Where are the carpal and metacarpals?
Hands
Where are the tarsals and metatarsals?
Toes
Where is the femur?
Top part of the leg
What is a ligament?
A tough band of fibrous slightly elastic connective tissue that’s attaches one home to another. It binds the ends of the bones together to prevent dislocation
What is a tendon?
A very strong connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone
Which bones are not long bones?
Patella, bones of the wrist and ankle bones
What is the mobility and stability of the fibrous joint?
There is no movement and it is the most stable joint
What is the mobility and stability of the cartilaginous joint?
It has little movement and is stable
What is the mobility and stability of the synovial joint?
It has free movement but it is the least stable
What is the structure and function of the ligament?
It is a band of strong fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
