Skeletal System Flashcards
Epiphysis - what type of bone tissue?
Spongy bone
Diaphysis - what type of bone tissue?
Compact bone
Types of skeleton according to type of bone tissue
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Junction between diaphysis and epiphysis
Metaphysis
Type of bone according to shape - humerus?
Long bone
Type of bone according to shape - metacarpals
Long bone
Type of bone according to shape - skull
Flat bone
Type of bone according to shape - hip
Irregular bone
Type of bone according to shape - carpals
Short bones
Type of bone according to shape - calcaneus
Type of bone according to shape
Type of bone according to shape - vertebra
Irregular
Type of bone according to shape - ribs
Flat
Type of bone according to shape - sternum
Flat
Synarthroses
Immovable joints
Amphiarthroses
Slightly movable joints
Diarthroses
Freely movable joint
Type of cartilage in a synovial joint
Hyaline cartilage
Type of joint according to connecting medium - sacroiliac joint
Synovial joint - freely movable
Type of joint according to connecting medium - sutures
Fibrous joint - generally immovable
Type of synovial joint according to shape - carpals
Plane joint - 2 ends are flat
Type of synovial joint according to shape - humerus
Hinge joint/ Ginglymus