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Unit 5 Flashcards

Skeletal System

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6 main functions

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Supports body
Protects vital organs
Allows movement
Stores minerals
Aids red blood cell production
stores chemical energy

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Osteoblasts

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form bone by depositing minerals

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Osteocytes

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maintain bone tissue/bone cells

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Osteoclasts

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breakdown bone tissue
Reabsorbing old bone

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Ossification

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how bone forms

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Intramembranous ossification

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convert membrane models to bone

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Endochondral ossification

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convert cartilage to bone

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Periosteum

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outer connective tissue membrane covering out surface of most bone

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Diaphysis

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shaft or midsection of bone- bone marrow/adipose tissue

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Articular Cartilage

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hyaline cartilage found on ends of long bones to reduce friction during joint movement

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Medullary cavity

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central cavity in diaphysis contains red bone and yellow bone marrow

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Red Bone Marrow

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soft, gel-like hematopoietic tissue fills diaphysis and produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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Yellow Bone Marrow

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adipose tissue will replace red bone marrow in diaphysis of long bones during adulthood

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Bone shapes

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long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones
–sesamoid

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Long Bones

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Long
distinct diaphysis and number of epiphysis
EX: humerus, femur, fibula, metatarsals, and phalanges

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Short Bones

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Cube shaped
nearly equal length and width
Spongy texture on inside
EX: carpal and tarsal

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Flat Bones

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Thin and flat
anterior and posterior surface w/ spongy bone in middle
provides protection
EX: Sabula, Carnal and sternum

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Irregular Bones

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complex shaped
cannot be classified
vary amount of spongy and compact
EX: vertebra and sphenoid

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Sesamoid Bone

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Tiny
seed shaped around body

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Bone Makings

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bump, groove, opening, and depression associated

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Foramen

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hole/opening for nerves and blood vessels
EX: foramen Magnum

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Meatus

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Tube-like passage
EX: Auditory meatus

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Sinus

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Space within a bone
EX: Frontal sinus

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Fossa

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Depression/groove in bone
EX: Glenoid fossa

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Condyle

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Large rounded prominence on bone
a large, rounded, knuckle-like prominence usually where bones articulate
EX: Greater tubercle of humerus

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Tuberosity

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Large, rounded, roundhand attachment of tendons/ ligaments
Ex: Tibial

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Trochanter

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Large blunt process found on femur
Ex: greater trochanters of femur

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Tubercle

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Small rounded projection for muscle
Ex: greater trochanters of humerus

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Process

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Growth or extension from bone
EX: mastoid process of temporal bone

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Fontanels

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infants soft spots
EX: Anterior fontanel

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Sutures

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strong/joints of cranial bones
EX: coronal suture

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Axial Skeleton

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80 bones and forms
skull - 22 bones
vertebrae - 24 bones
ribcage - 24 bones
hyoid bone - 1

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Appendicular

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126 bones
helps in locomotion - pelvic girdle and lower limbs
manipulation of objects in environment - pectoral girdle and upper limbs

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Joints (Articulations)

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point of contact between bones
bones and cartilage
bones and fibrous

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Fibrous joints

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held together by connective tissues
EX: sutures

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Cartilaginous joints

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held together by cartilage
EX: vertebral disc

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Synovial joints

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Joint capsule
Ex: elbow joints and knee joints and fingers

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Synarthroses

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no movement
EX: sutures

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Amphiarthroses

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Small or slight movement
Ex: intervertebral disks

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Diarthroses

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Freely moveable joints
EX: Elbow, shoulder

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Diseases

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Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Lordosis

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Osteoarthritis

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Joint disease w/ aging or trauma

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Osteoporosis

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Decrease in bone mass and density
increase susceptibility of fractures
Contributing factors- , poor nutrition, low activity levels, weight
Treatment

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Maxilla

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considered a facial bone

45
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temporal

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considered a cranial bone

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