skeletal system structure Flashcards
1
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
2
Q
Chondr/o
A
cartilage
3
Q
Arthr/o
A
joints
4
Q
Myel/o
A
bone marrow
(Can also mean spine)
5
Q
Burs/o
A
bursa
6
Q
Cost/o
A
rib
7
Q
Function of skeletal system:
A
- Support organ and tissues
- Protects vital organs
- Locomotion of the body
- Store minerals
8
Q
Bones of the forelimb (7 of them)
A
- scapula
- humerus
- radius
- ulna
- carpus
- phalange
- meta carpus
9
Q
bones of the hind limb (5 of them)
A
- femur
- tibia
- fibula
- tarsus
- phalanx (pl. phalanges)
10
Q
bones of the axis
A
-Skull: maxilla, mandible
- Spinal Vertebra: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal (caudal)
- Pelvis
11
Q
Epiphysis meaning
A
“Upon” growth plate
12
Q
Metaphysis
A
“Middle” growth plate
13
Q
Diaphysis
A
“Across” growth plate
14
Q
Joint anatomy
A
- synovium
- synovial fluid
- articular cartilage
- joint capsule
- ligaments
And more!
