Skeletal System for EMT Flashcards
Frontal skull
Forehead
Occipital
Back of the head
Orbital bones
Eye bones
Mandible
Chin
Cervical spine
Neck - first seven vertebrae
Chest bones
Clavicle, ribcage and sternum, thorasic spine and scapula
The ribcage has how many sets of ribs?
12
Ribs 1-10 attach anteriorly to the sternum through which joint and posterialy to the spinal column?
Costcochondral Joint
Ribs 11 & 12 are referred to as?
Floating ribs and are only attached at the sternum with cartilege
What is the notch at the top of the sternum called?
Clavicular notch
What is the space btw the ribs called?
Intercostal space
What is the button at the bottom of the sternum?
Xiphoid process
Describe the posterior of the ribcage
This is your thoracic spine made up of 12 vertebrae and scapulae. The vertebrae here are larger, harder to injure and less mobile
The spinal column ends at
The sacrum and coccyx
Iliac
iliac bones are your hips
what are the three main parts for any joint?
bones, the ligaments and the joint capsule
what is the fluid in the joint capsule called?
synovial fluid
what type of joint is the shoulder?
It is ball and socket
The shoulder, is a ball and socket joint that, connects the humorous to the….
Torso
The socket in the shoulder joint is made up of the scapula and the end of the clavicle called……?
acromion
The bones of the lower arm are called?
Radius and ulna
what is the largest and strongest muscle in the body?
gluteus maximus
