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Skeletal System (Test 6) Packet 1 Flashcards

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1
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What does the skeletal system provide for the body?

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  • Shape
  • Structure
  • Protecting vital organs
  • Helps a person move
  • Produces Blood cells
  • Stores calcium
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What is a long bone AND an example of one

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A bone that is longer than they are wide; ex: Arms and Legs

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What is a short bone AND an example of one

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A bone that is similar in length and width; ex: Wrists and ankles

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What is a flat bone AND an example of one

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Bones that are broader and flatter ex: Skull, pelvis, shoulder blade

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What is an irregular bone AND an example of one

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Bones that have a specialized shape; ex: Vertebrae, ears, face

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6
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What is Diaphysis

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The shaft of the long bone

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What is Epiphysis

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The wide end of a long bone

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What is Articular Cartlidge

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The Cartlidge that surrounds the epiphysis of the long bone

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What is the periosteum

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A thin layer of protective tissue that covers most bones and provides them with nutrients

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What is the Medullary Canal

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The space that blood flows through

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What is the endosteum

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Connective tissue that thinly lines the inner surface of a bone

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12
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T/F
Red Marrow is important in making blood cells

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TRUE

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T/F
Yellow Marrow is never made of fat, contains blood vessels, and occasionally form WBC’s

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FALSE:
- Yellow Marrow is mostly made of fat
- It contains blood vessels
- And it forms WBC’s

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What are Ligaments

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Tough, Fibrous bands of connective tissue that support the internal organs and holds bones and joints together

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What are cartilaginous joints

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Joints connected entirely by Cartlidge, allowing more movement between bones

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What are Joints

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Structures that separate two or more adjacent elements of the skeletal system

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What are fibrous joints

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Joints connected by dense connective tissues consisting mainly of collagen

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What are synovial Joints

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Joints that are the most common types of joints in the human body

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16
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What does the axial skeleton consist of

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Skull, ribs, sternum, and vertebrae

17
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What does the appendicular skeleton consist of

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Legs and arms

18
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Where is the cervical vertebrae located and how many disks are there

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Top of the spine (neck area) and it has 7 disks

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Where is the thoracic vertebrae located and how many disks are there

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Middle of the spine and there are 12

20
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Where is the lumbar vertebrae located and how many disks does it have

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Low back where the natural curve is, and there are 5 disks

20
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What is the sacrum

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The low part of the spine that had holes in it to lock everything together

21
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What is the coccyx

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The “tail” that humans have that no longer serves a purpose

22
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How many true ribs are there and what makes them true

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7 and they are true because they connect directly to the sternum

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How many false ribs are there and what makes them false

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4 and they are false because they attach to the true ribs, not the sternum

24
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How many floating ribs are there and what makes them floating

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2 (one on each side) and they are floating because they connect to the spine and nothing else

25
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What are the three parts of the sternum

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  • Manubrium (top)
  • Gladiolus (Middle)
  • Xiphoid Process (bottom)
26
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What are the two parts of the shoulder girdles

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  • Clavicle
  • Scapula
27
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What are the three arm bones

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  • Humerus
  • Radius
  • Ulna
28
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What are the 3 hand bones

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  • Carpals
  • Metacarpals
  • Phalanges
29
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How many carpal bones are there

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8

30
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How many metacarpal bones are there

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5

31
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How many phalanges are there in one hand and how many are there in the entire body

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14; 56

32
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What are the three parts of the pelvis

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  • Illium (top)
  • Ishium (Middle to low)
  • Symphysis Pubis (low)
33
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What are the 4 leg bones

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  • Femur
  • Patella
  • Fibula
  • Tibia
34
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What are the 3 foot bones

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  • Tarsals
  • Metatarslas
  • Phalanges
35
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How many tarsals are there

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7

36
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How many metatarsals are there

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5

37
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What is diarthrosis

A

A moveable joint

38
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What is Amphiarthrosis

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A partially moveable joint

39
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What is Synarthrosis

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A joint is isn’t moveable at all

40
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What is arthritis

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When a joint is inflamed (Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis are examples)

41
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What is a sprain

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When a ligament or joint is torn

42
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What is a dislocation

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when a bone is displaced from a joint

43
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What is a fracture

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When there is a crack or break in a bone

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