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The Skeletal System Flashcards

0
Q

how does the skeletal system support the body?

A

bones form the body’s framework

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What are the five functions of the skeletal system?

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support 
protection
movement
storage
homopoesis
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how does the skeletal system protect the body?

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it defends the structures within them

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how does the skeletal system move the body?

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muscles are anchored firmly to the bones

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how does the skeletal system store things in the body?

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it maintains homeostasis of the blood calcium

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how does the skeletal system help homeopoiesis?

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they process bloood

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What are the four types of bone

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long
short
flat
irregular

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7
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whats an example of the long bone?

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humerous

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8
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whats an example of a short bone

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carpals; tarsals

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9
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whats an example of the flat bones

A

frontal bone;

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10
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whats an example of an irregular bone

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spine

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S.A.

How do the osteocytes, lacunae and canliculi all work together to get nutrients to the bones?

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osteocytecs travel through central canals into lacunae within lacunae there are passageways ; canaliculi, (they connnect everything) THey connect one canal to another for your bones to use another day

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12
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what are the bones of the thorax?

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true ribs
false ribs
sternum

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13
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how many true ribs are there

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14; 7 sets

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14
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how many false ribs are there

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10; five pairs

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15
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what are ribs attached to

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they are attached by cartilage tot he sternum

16
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what do we all the bottom 2 pairs of ribs? Why?

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floating ribs they have no anterior cartilage

17
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what are at least two difference between the male and femal pelvis?

A

the pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet are both normally wider in female and male, A man’s pelvis is shaped something like a funnel, but a woman’s pelvis has a broader shallow shape like a basin

18
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why do the male and female pelvis differ?

A

the female’s pelvis is made so that the body of a baby can pass through

19
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what are the three types of joints?

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synarthosis; amphiarthroses, diathrosis

20
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what kind of movement does synarthroses have

A

none

21
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what kind of movement does amphirathroses have

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slight

22
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what kind of movement does diathrosis have

A

free

23
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what are the 6 types of diarthroses

A 
ball and socket
hinge
pivot
saddle 
gliding
condyloid
24
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what is an example of a ball and socket joint

A

shoulder

25
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what is an example of a hinge joint

A

elbow; knee

26
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what is an example of the pivot joint

A

neck

27
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what is an example of the saddle joint

A

thumb

28
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what is an example of a gliding joint

A

wrist; ankles

29
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what is an example of a condyloid joint

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wrist

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