The skeletal system Flashcards
What are the functions of bones?
Support
Protection - of delicate structures such as the brain
Leverage - with the help of muscles they allow movement
Storage - of calcium
Production - of red and white blood cells
What are the 2 types of bone?
Compact and cancellous
When bones grow what substance acts as a template for the bone?
Cartilage
When bones contact each other in joints what covers them?
Cartilage
What makes up the axial skeleton?
Skull, hyoid bone, spinal column, ribs and sternum
What are the bones of the thoracic limb?
Scapula
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Carpal bones
Metacarpal bones
Phalanges
What are the bones of the pelvic limb?
Femur
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsal bones
Metatarsal bones
Phalanges
What are the main joints of the thoracic limb?
Shoulder, elbow, carpus
What are the main joints of the pelvic limb?
Hip (coxofemoral), stifle(knee), tarsus
What is the name of the only visceral bone in a dog?
The os penis