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Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Membrane that surrounds the cartilage and has a blood supply

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Perichondrium

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2
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Most abundant skeletal cartilage

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Hyaline cartilage

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3
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Cartilage located at the ends of long bones

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Articular cartilage

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4
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Cartilage that holds ribs to the sternum

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Costal cartilage

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5
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Cartilage found in the trachia

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Respiratory cartilage

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6
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Cartilage found at the tip of the nose

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Nasal cartilage

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7
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Cartilage found in the outer ear

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Elastic cartilage

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Cartilage that is strong and found in areas where there is a lot of compression, pressure, or stress

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Fibrocartilage

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9
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Cartilage that sits right on the tibia

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Meniscus of the knee

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10
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Cartilage that sits between vertebrae

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intervertebral discs

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11
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Cartilage found in the hips

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pubic symphysis

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Type of bone that has a shaft and two ends

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Long bones

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Type of bone that looks like pebbles and cubed; found in the tarsal and carpal

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Short bones

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14
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Type of bone that grows within a tendon; patella, carpal area, tarsal

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Sesamoid bones

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15
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Type of bone that is flat and usually curved; skull and sternum

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Flat bones

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16
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Type of bone that makes up the vertebrae

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Irregular bones

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17
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Where does blood cell formation take place?

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within the bone marrow

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18
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Type of minerals stored in bones

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calcium and phosphate

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19
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What are the functions of bone?

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Support
Protection
Movement
Mineral storage
Blood cell formation
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20
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Shaft of the bone

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Diaphysis

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21
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Ends of the long bone

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Epiphyses

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22
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Found at the end of the long bone, acts as a cushion

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Articular cartilage

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23
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Growth plate; where the long bone grows in length and consists of all hyaline cartilage

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Epiphyseal plate

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24
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Growth plate after it turns into bone

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Epiphyseal plate

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25
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Membrane that surrounds the bone, holds muscle to bone; has a great blood supply, nerve fibers, and lymphatic vessels

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Periosteum

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26
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Cell that produces bone material

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Osteoblasts

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27
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Cell that breaks down bone

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Osteoclasts

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28
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Membrane that lines the marrow cavity, covers most of spongy bone

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Endosteum

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29
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Type of bone that has a bunch of holes and plates of bone

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Spongy bone

30
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Plates of bone

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Trabeculae

31
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Structural unit of compact bone

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Osteon (Haversian system)

32
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Rings around the central canal

33
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Where blood vessels and nerves are

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Central (Haversian) canal

34
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Run at a right angle to the central canal and connects the osteons

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Perforating canals (Volkman’s)

35
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Contains the osteocytes

36
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Small canal within the bone that carries blood to the osteocytes

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Canaliculi

37
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Bone formation

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Osteogenesis

38
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When bone starts to form

39
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When does bone growth occur?

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Early adulthood (puberty)

40
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Bone formation within a membrane such as in the clavicle and skull bones

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Intramembranous ossification

41
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Two places where hyaline cartilage remains:

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Articular cartilage

epiphyseal plates

42
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How often and what percent of our bone mass do we recycle?

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Every week, 5-7%

43
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How often is spongy bone replaced?

44
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How often is compact bone replaced?

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every 10 years or so

45
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This part of the bone is replaced every 5-6 months whereas the shaft is replaced much more slowly

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Distal part of the femur

46
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This type of break is when the ends of the bone remain in alignment

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Nondisplaced fractures

47
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This type of break is when the end of bones are out of alignment

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Displaced fracture

48
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This type of break in the bone is when the bone is broken completely through

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Complete fracture

49
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This type of break in the bone is when it has not broken through

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Incomplete fracture

i.e stress fracture

50
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This type of break in bone is when it breaks through the skin

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Compound fracture

51
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This type of break in the bone is when the skin has not been broken

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Simple fracture

52
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This type of break in the bone is when the doc can replace with hands

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Closed reduction

53
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This requires surgery to fix the broken bone

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Open reduction

54
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Type of procedure where the screws are placed on the inside of the skin

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Open Reduction Internal Fixation

55
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Type of procedure where the screws are placed on the outside of the skin

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Open Reduction External Fixation

56
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Pooling of blood

57
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What are the four step in the repair process of bone?

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Hematoma Formation
Fibrocartilaginous callus formation
Bony callus formation
Bone remodeling

58
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Part of the bone repair process where the collagen fibers lay down between fractured ends

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Fibrocartilaginous callus formation

59
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Part of the bone repair process where osteoblasts lay down bone material

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Bony callus formation

60
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Part of the bone repair process where osteoclasts break down the excess bone material and form the marrow cavity

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Bone remodeling

61
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Abnormal softening of the bone

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Osteomalacia

62
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In children: the abnormal softening of the bone

63
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What is the activity of the osteoclasts and osteoblasts in osteoporosis?

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Increased activity of osteoclasts, decreased activity of osteoblasts

64
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Most common place where osteoporosis occurs in the skeleton

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Vertebra and the neck of femur

65
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What hormone maintains the health and normal density of the skeleton by slowing the activity of osteoclasts and increasing the activity of osteoblasts?

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Testosterone and estrogen

66
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Contributing factors of osteoporosis

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Not enough weight bearing exercise and decrease in Vitamin D that is necessary for calcium absorption

67
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What ways can osteoporosis be prevented?

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Getting enough calcium while bones are still increasing in density, drinking fluoridated water, and getting plenty of weight bearing exercise.

68
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What is Paget’s Disease?

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Too much bone formation

69
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What is the action of osteoclasts and osteoblasts in Paget’s disease?

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Decreased action of osteoclasts, increased activity of osteoblasts

70
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Areas most involved in Paget’s disease

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Spine, pelvis, femur, and skull

71
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Statistics of Paget’s Disease

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Rarely occurs before age 40 in 3% of North American elderly people. The cause is unknown

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