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The Skelital System Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the yellow area of the image?

A

Frontal bone

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2
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What does the blue area represent?

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Parietal bones

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3
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What does the purple area represent?

A

Sphenoid bone

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4
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What does the orange area represent?

A

Temporal bones

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5
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What does the green area represent?

A

Occipital bone

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6
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What does the red area represent?

A

Ethmoid bone

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7
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What does the purple area represent?

A

Mandible

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8
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What does the yellow area represent?

A

Maxille

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What is the name of the neck region of the vertebrae and how many is in it?

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Cervical vertebrae
7

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What is the name of the vertebrae underneath the neck region and how many is there?

A

Thoracic vertebrae
12

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What is the name of the vertebrae area above the sacral area and how many is there?

A

Lumbar vertebrae
5

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12
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What is the name of the vertebrae’s at the bottom

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Sacral

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13
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What is the name of the areas within the spines in order top to bottom

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Cervical - top
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral - bottom

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14
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What are the main areas of the body that is controlled by the C1 - C8 within the spine

A

Neck
Hands
Triceps and biceps
Wrists
Diaphram

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What are the main areas of the body that is controlled by the T1 - T12 within the spine

A

Chest muscles
Abdominal muscles

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16
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What are the main areas of the body that is controlled by the L1 - L5 within the spine

A

Leg muscles

17
Q

What are the main areas of the body that is controlled by the L1 - L5 within the spine

A

Bowel
Bladder
Sexual function

18
Q

What is the name of the 4 cells within bones

A

Osteogenic
Osteoblasts
Osteocytes
Osteoclasts

19
Q

What is the function of the osteogenic cells within the bones?

A

They undergo cell division

20
Q

What is the function of the osteoblast cells within the bones?

A

They secrete collagen fibres and other organic components needed to build bone fibres - they eventually become osteocytes

21
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What is the function of the osteocytes cells within the bones?

A

They maintain daily metabolism such as the exchange of nutrients and waste with the blood

22
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What is the function of the osteoclasts cells within the bones?

A

Produces white blood cells

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