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Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Cervical vertebre

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C1-c7

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Thoracic

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T1-t12

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3
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Lumbar

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L1-l5

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4
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True ribs

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1-7

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5
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False ribs

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8-12

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6
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Floating ribs

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11,12

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7
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Fibrous joint

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Generally immovable in sutures

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8
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Cartilaginous

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Immovable or slightly moveable

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9
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Synovial

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Freely movable

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10
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Plane joins

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Carpals and tarsals

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11
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Hinge joint

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Elbow knee fingers and toes

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12
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Pivot joint

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Elbows

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13
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Condyloid joint

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Between the metacarpals and phalanges

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14
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Saddle joint

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Thumb

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15
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Ball and socket joint

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Shoulder and hips

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16
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Osteon

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Unit of bone containing central canal &a matrix things

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17
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Central canal

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Carries blood vessels and nerves

18
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Perforating canal

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Perpendicular to central canal carries blood vessels and nerves

19
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Lacunae

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Cavities containing bone cells “residence” of osteocytes

20
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Lamellae

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Rings around the central canal

21
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Epiphysis

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Site of spongy bone, site of hematopoiese in adults

22
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Diaphysis

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Site of compact bone in adults, scientific name for bone shaft

23
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Red marrow

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Site of hematopoieses

24
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Yellow marrow

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Site of flat storage in adults

25
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Epiplyseal plate

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Site on longitudinal growth in child

26
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Long bone

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Humerus, radius
Metacarpal
Femur

27
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Short bone

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Calcaneus

28
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Flat bone

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Frontal
Mandible
Sternum

29
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Irregular

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Vertebrae

Hip bones

30
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Parathyroid hormone

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Is released When blood calcium level begins to drop below homeostatic levels causing calcium to release from bones

31
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Osteocytes

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Maintain bone is viable state

32
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Atrophy

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Such as that cause by paralysis or severe lack of exercise

33
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Stress/tension

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Increased deposit of body matrix occur in

34
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Osteoblasts

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Immature bone cells

35
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Calcitonin

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Causes blood calcium to be deposited in bones as calcium salt

36
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Osteoclasts

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Bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the bone

37
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Spinous process

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Provides levers for the muscles to pull against

38
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Transverse process

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Lever for muscles to pull against &I and articulation point for the ribs

39
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Intervertebral foramina

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Openings allowing spinal nerves to pass

40
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Vertebral arch

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Structure that encloses the nerve cord

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