Test 2 Flashcards
6 functions of bone tissue
- Provide support by acting as a structural framework and a point of attachment for tendons and ligaments
- Protect the internal organs
- Assist body movements
- Store and release salts of calcium and phosphorus
- Participate in blood cell production (hematopoiesis)
- Store triglycerides in adipose cells of yellow marrow
Red marrow
Hematopoiesis- blood cell production
(Occurs in spongy bone)
Yellow marrow
Fat storage
4 situations where bone formation occurs
- Formation of bone in embryo
- Growth of bones until adulthood
- Remodeling of bone
- Repair of fractures
8 cranial bones
Frontal
Parietal (2)
Temporal (2)
Occipital
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
14 facial bones
Mandible
Maxilla (2)
Zygomatic (2)
Nasal (2)
Lacrimal (2)
Palatine (2)
Inf. Nasal conchae (2)
Vomer
(My Mandible Chews Very Large Zucchini Pizzas)
7 cervical vertebrae
Neck region
12 thoracic vertebrae
Articulate with the ribs
5 lumbar vertebrae
Support the lower back
True ribs
Upper 7 pairs, attach directly to the sternum (with just a small piece of costal cartilage)
Sternum
Manubrium, body, xiphoid process
False ribs
Bottom 5 pairs, attach indirectly to the sternum with an elongated piece of costal cartilage
(ribs 11 and 12 are called floating ribs bc they don’t connect to the sternum at all)
Wrist
8 carpal bones arranged in 2 rows
(Scaphoid, trapezium, capitate, trapezoid, lunate, pisiform, triquetrum, hamate)
(Stop Letting Those People Touch The Cadaver’s Hand)
Palm
5 metacarpal bones
Fingers
Each finger besides the thumb have 3 phalanges
1. Proximal phalanx
2. Middle phalanx
3. Distal phalanx