The Skeletal System 1.1 Flashcards
The name used for muscular and skeletal system working together
Musculoskeletal System
What type of bone is the cranium
Flat bone
What type of bone is the jaw bone
Flat bone
What type of bone is the vertebrae
Irregular bones
What type of bone is the scapula
Flat bone
What type of bone is the humerus
Long bone
What type of bone is the radius
Long bone
What type of bone is the ulna
Long bone
What type of bone is the sacrum
Flat bone
What type of bone is the fibula
Long bone
What type of bone is the talus
Flat bone
What type of bone are the tarsals
Short bones
What type of bone are the metatarsals
Long bones
What type of bone are the phalanges
Long bones
What type of bone is the tibia
Long bone
What type of bone is the patella
Irregular bone
What type of bone is the femur
Long bone
What type of bone is the pelvis
Flat bone
What type of bone are the ribs
Flat bones
What type of bone is the sternum
Flat bone
What type of bone are the carpals
Short bones
What type of bone are the metacarpals
Long bones
What type of bone is the clavicle
Flat bone
Flat bone definition
Large and protect vital organs
Long bone definition
Enable gross movements
Short bone definition
Finer, controlled movements
Irregular bone definition
Specifically shaped to protect
Articulating bones definition
Meeting at a point to enable movement
Articulating bones at the shoulder (3)
Scapula, clavicle, humerus
Articulating bones at the elbow (3)
Humerus, radius, ulna
Articulating bones at the hip (2)
Pelvis, femur
Articulating bones at the knee (4)
Femur, patella, fibula, tibia
Articulating bones at the ankle (3)
Tibia, fibula, talus
Functions of the skeleton pneumonic
Sometimes people might see blue snails
Function of the skeleton: sometimes
Support
Function of the skeleton: people
Protection
Function of the skeleton: might
Movement
Function of the skeleton: see
Shape/structure
Function of the skeleton: blue
Blood cell production
Function of the skeleton: snails
Storage of minerals
Why is support important
Body would be mass of soft tissue unable to move
Why is protection important
Reduces chance of injury
Why is movement important
Central to all physical activities
Why is shape and structure important
Movement
Why is blood cell production important (3)
Carry oxygen for respiration, platelets for clotting after injury, whites for fighting infections
Why is storage of minerals important (2)
General health of athlete, major body functions
5 sections of the vertebrae
- cervical
- thoracic
- lumbar
- sacral
- coccyx
How many cervical vertebrae in the vertebral column
7
How many thoracic vertebrae in the vertebral column
12
How many lumbar vertebrae in the vertebral column
5
How many sacral vertebrae in the vertebral column
5
How many vertebrae is the coccyx made from
4