skeletal test Flashcards
the functions of bones
provides shape and support protection of the organs storing minerals and fats producing blood cells and platelets assisting with movements
bone tissue is composed of
inorganic salts (calcium), bone cells, blood vessels, nerves, collagen
bone tissue needs
food and oxygen
bone tissue continue to..
grow throughout life, replacing damaged bone
components of bone
osteoblasts (build up bone) osteoclasts (clean up the bone) cartilage aponeurosis dense (compact bone) spongy (cancellous bone)
axial skeleton
80 bones, includes head, ribs, spine
appendicular skeleton
126 bones includes arms, legs, hips
long bone
femur, humerus, tibia, fibula, finger/toes
short bones
small cube-shaped bones: carpals, tarsals and roes
flat bone
scapula, pelvis, skull, ribs
irregular bones
ear, vertebrae, bones of face
sesamoid
(floating bone) patella, bottom of foot, hand
in the skull the cranium has ___ bones
8
the face has ___ bones
14
the mandible is…
the only movable bone in the skull
teeth
crown root enamel cementum dentil pulp
how many teeth are in an adult
32
ribs include
true ribs: first 7
false ribs: lower 5
intercostal space: contains muscles, blood vessels, nerves
thorax includes
ribs
sternum
vertebral bones
vertebral bones
26 bones
vertebra bones
24 bones
articulations
synarthrosis
amphiarthosis
diathrosis
synarthrosis
(immovable) caranial bone
AMphiarthosis
(slightly) robs
Diathrosis
(freely) everything else
butsa
fluid filled sac
types of Diarthrosis (movable) joints
ball and socket: shoulder and hip hinge: elbow, knee gliding: in between the carpal bones and the ankle pivot: radius and ulna Saddle: thumb gomphosis: teeth
gout
paingul swelling of a joint that results in uric acid build up
dislocation
may result from an injury or from strenuous sudden movement
kyphosis
humpback, or rounding forward at the thoracic vertebrae
fracture
a broken bone
scoliosis
side to side curvature of the spine
bursitis
inflammation of a bursa typically in the knee elbow or shoulder
Lordosis
sway back or abnormal curvature of the spine
arthritis
painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
osteoporosis
brittle and fragile bones from loss of tissue
joint
articul/o
cartilage
chondr/o
bone
oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
child
pedi/a
curved
-sclerosis
-itis
inflammation
cervic
neck, cervix
peri-
surrounding
brevis
short
spher/o
round, sphere, ball
burs/o
bursa(e)
-physis
growth
pod/o
foot
platys-
flat
longus
long
ext-
extremity
fx-
fracture
noni-
nine
penta-
five
hepta
seven