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Human Anatomy, Pathology and the Examination of Human Remains > Skeletal System > Flashcards

Skeletal System Flashcards

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Name the functions of the skeleton

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  1. Support
  2. Movement
  3. Protection
  4. Muscle Attachment
  5. Blood Production
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Name the bones in the axial skeleton

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  1. Skull
  2. Spine
  3. Ribs
  4. Sternum
  5. Sacrum
  6. Coccyx
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Name the bones in the appendicular skeleton

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  1. Clavicle
  2. Scapula
  3. Arms
  4. Hands
  5. Pelvis
  6. Legs
  7. Feet
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What two parts is the skull made of?

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The cranium and the mandible.

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Name the bones in the skull

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  1. Frontal
  2. Nasal
  3. Maxilla
  4. Mandible
  5. Zygomatic
  6. Sphenoid
  7. Temporal
  8. Occipital
  9. Parietal
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Name the sutures in the skull

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  1. Coronal
  2. Sphenofrontal
  3. Sphenoparietal
  4. Sphenosquamosal
  5. Squamosal
  6. Lambdoid
  7. Sagittal
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Name the three type of vertebrae bones

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  1. Cervical
  2. Thoracic
  3. Lumbar
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Vertebrae - CERVICAL

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Triangular in shape.
7 in total (5 standard and 2 specialised).
Specialised called atlas and axis.

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Vertebrae - THORACIC

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Only one with rib facets.

12 in total.

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Vertebrae - LUMBAR

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Largest of the vertebrae.

5 in total.

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Sacrum and Coccyx

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Joins the axial and appendicular skeleton. Can be very different from one person to another.

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Sternum

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Joins the ribs at the front of the body.

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Ribs

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12 pairs.
1st rib looks very different.
Ribs 11 and 12 don’t join at the front.
Provide protection for vital organs.

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Radius

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On the thumb side of the arm.

Top looks like a bottle top.

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Ulna

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Opposite side of radius. ‘U - shaped’.

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Bones in the hand

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  1. Carpals
  2. Metacarpals
  3. Phalanges (proximal, intermediate, distal)
17
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Specific bones in the hand (ACRONYM)

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Some - Scaphoid 
Lovers - Lunate 
Try - Triquetral 
Positions - Pisiform 
That - Trapezium 
They - Trapezoid
Can't - Capitate 
Handle - Hamate
18
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Pelvis

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Singular - Os Coxa
Plural - Ossa Coxae
Made up of - Illium, Ischium and Pubis

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Tibia

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Bigger bone in the leg. On the inside of the leg.

20
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Fibular

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Smaller bone in the leg. On the outside of the leg.

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Bones in the feet

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  1. Tarsals
  2. Metatarsals
  3. Phalanges (proximal, intermediate and distal)
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Specific bones in the feet

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Calcaneus (heel bone)

Talus (above the heel bone)

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