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Skeleton vocab Flashcards

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What are the three types of bump called?

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Tubercles, tuberosities, trochanters

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What is haemopoiesis?

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Blood cell formation

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What is the role of a trochanter?

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Roughened bumps for the attachment of muscles or tendons

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What are foramina?

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Holes where blood vessels or nerves enter of leave the bones

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Why does palpate mean?

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Feel the skin and squish..

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What is it called when a tendon is flattened out?

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Aponeurosis

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What is aponeurosis?

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When a tendon is flattened out

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The joints between the bones of the cranium are of what type? What are these called?

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Fibrous joints

Sutures

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What kind of cartilage is found at joints?

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Hyaline

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What is a secondary cartilaginous joint also called?

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Synchondrosis

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Why kind of joint is only found on the midline of the body?

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Secondary cartilagenous

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Name 2 2° cartilagenous joints

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Intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis (between 2 pubic bones)

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What is the vertebral column divided into?

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal

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How many vertebrae are found in the cervical region of the vertebral column?

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7

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How many vertebrae are found in the thoracic region of the vertebral column?

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12

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How many vertebrae are found in the lumbar region of the vertebral column?

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5

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How many vertebrae are found in the sacrum region of the vertebral column?

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5

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What is scoliosis?

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A lateral curvature of the spine

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What is kyphosis?

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Humped curvature of the spine

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In a vertebrae, what encloses the space called the ‘vertebral foramen’?

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The body (anteriorly) and the vertebral arch (posteriorly)

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Where is a vertebral foramen found? What is it?

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The spinal canal is found enclosed by the vertebral arch and the body

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What does the vertebral arch consist of?

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Pedicles (sides of arch) and flattened laminae (which complete arch posteriorly)

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Where are muscles and ligaments attached to the spine?

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At the spinous process of each vertebrae

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What are the two ‘processes’ found on a vertebrae?

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Spinous and transverse

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What happens at the superior and inferior articulating surfaces of vertebrae?

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Articulation with neighbouring vertebrae at synovial joints

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How do the first two cervical vertebrae differ from others?

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They have foramina (holes) in their transverse processes to accommodate the vertebral artery and vertebral vein on each side

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What does the thoracic cage consist of?

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Thoracic vertebrae, costae (ribs), costal cartilage and the sternum

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What is the thoracic inlet bound by?

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1st ribs, manubrium of the sternum and the first thoracic vertebra

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What is the xiphoid process?

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Lower part of the sternum, composed of cartilage

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What kind of joint is the manubriosternal joint?

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Secondary cartilaginous

30
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What articulates at the sternal angle?

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The 2° costal cartilage

31
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The shoulder joint involves … And is also know as the … Joint

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Involves the humerus articulating with the scapula

Called glenohumeral joint

32
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The wrist is also known as the

A

Radio carpal joint

33
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The clavicle articulates with the scapula at the … Joint

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Acromioclavicular

34
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What bones are part of the knee joint?

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Patella and tibia (NOT FIBULA)

35
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What supports body weight when sitting?

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The ischial tuberosities

36
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What is a sesmoid bone? Eg?

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A bone situated within a tendon

Eg patella

37
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Difference between syndesmosis, synchondrosis and symphysis

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Syndesmosis joint- bones are joined by a sheet of fibrous tissue
Synchondrosis- bony epiphysis and body are joined by an epiphysial plate
Symphysis- binding tissue is Fibrocartilagenous discs

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What is the acetabulum and where is it found?

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Lateral deep socket in the hip bone, here the head of the femur articulates

39
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Recall the 8 carpal bones

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Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
(Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle)

40
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Recall the bones of the scull

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Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Maxillary

41
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What’s the ligamentous nuchae?

A

Strong ligament that covers spinous processes

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What is the vertebra prominens?

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C7, first spinous process you can feel in neck

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