Study guide Flashcards
What are the functions of the skeleton system?
Support, Protection, movement, hematopoiesis, storage
What are the classification of bones?
long, short, flat and irregular
Long bones provide what?
strength and framework
Are long bones very strong or very weak?
strong
What are examples of long bones?
Arms and legs
What are short bones shaped like?
Cubed
Short bones facilitate what?
Movement
What are examples of short bones?
carpals and tarsals
Flat bones provide what for what?
broad areas for muscle attachment
What do flat bones provide?
protection
What are some examples of flat bones?
Cranium, ribs, shoulder blades and hips
What are irregular bone similar to?
small round bones
Where do irregular bones dev?
Within joints and tendons
What are the types of bones tissue?
Compact and spongy
What are compact bone tissues like?
Hard and dense
Compact bones are the shaft of what?
long bones, and outer layers of other bones
Spongy bones are what?
small bony plates
Spongy bones have more what than compact bones?
spaces
What is marrow?
the hallow inner part of a bone
What are the two types of marrow?
red and yellow
Where is red marrow located?
located at ends of bones in bodies of vertebrae and in flat bones
Where is yellow marrow located?
in central cavity of long bones, aka fat
What is hematopoiesis?
process for manufacturing blood cells and platelts
What is periosteum?
Fibrous covering over bone that merges with tendons and ligaments
What does periosteum contain?
blood vessels, and nerves
Markings- Facet
Small smooth area, spinal column
Markings- Condyle
large round knob-like projection used for muscle attachment
Markings- Tuberosity
Large, elevated, knoblike projection
Markings- Plate
Flat projection
Markings- bony process
projection of a bone
Markings- sharp process
a spine shape
Markings- Ridge or crest
Thin or narrow process
Markings- Crest
distinct border or ridge
Markings- Neck
Slender area that separates the head from the trochanter
Markings- Pedicle
Process that forms part of the vertebral arch
Markings- Tubercle
Small rounded know or nodule
Foramen
Openings or holes like area in bones that contains blood vessels, ligaments and nerve passes thru
Canal
long tube like holes
sinus
Sponge-like air space within a bone
Fossa
Dent, trench, or depression
What are joints?
Points where bones attach
What are joints also called?
Articulations
The bursae is a small flat sac line with what?
synovial membrane, filled with synovial fluid
What are ligaments?
Strong fibrous bands, hold bones together
Cartilage?
Connective tissue organized into a system of fibers
What is the hyoid bone?
only bone not connected to another bone
What are the three types of joints
Synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, and Diarthrosis
What movement does Synarthrosis have?
No mpvement
What movement does amphiarthrosis have ?
Slight movement
What movement does diarthrosis have?
free movement
What are ligaments?
Structures same strong fibrous connective tissue as the joint capsule
what do ligaments grow out of?
Periosteum
What do ligements connect?
bone together
What is arise?
Still
What is insert?
Does all of the movement
What is Articular cartilage?
Covers the ends of joints
What is the axial skeleton:?
Bones in center of body
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Bones of extermity and appendages of the body
What does the adult skull have?
bones fused
