Skelletal sytsem Flashcards
Body positions
Supine
Prone
Supine
Laying face upward; on the back
Prone
Laying face downward on the stomach
Transferse plane
Divides the body into superior and inferior,
x axis
sagittal plane
Divids the body into left and right havles
y axis
coronal plane
Divides body into anterior and posterior
y axis but cut down through the ears
Appendicular skeleton
bones that help the body move
Axial skeleton
bones that cannot move but helps protect organs.
Appendicular skeletion bones
Shoulder
arms
pelvic
legs
feet
hands
Axial skeleton bones
Skull
chest
spinal column
What is cartilage?
a felxable connective tissue that are found between bones.
two functions of cartilage
cushion, and movement
What are joints?
The place where two bones meet, where allows degrees of movement
3 types of joints
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
What are fibrous joints?
Dense material as bones
very strong, connects
allows no movement
EX: sutures, where the skull forms