Unit 7B Flashcards

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Skeletal system

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Bones, cartilage, and the structures that connect bones to cartilage make up your skeletal system

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What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system

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Give shape and support
Protect internal organs
Move muscles
Form blood cells
Store calcium and phosphorous
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Protection

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Heart & lungs are protected by ribs
Spinal Cord protected by vertabrae
Brain protected by skull

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Storage

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Bones store minerals that help the nerves and muscles function correctly

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Movement

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Skeletal muscles pull on the bone to produce movement

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How many vertebrae are in the spine

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26

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Largest human bone

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Femur

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Spongy bone

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Provides strength without weight

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Compact bone

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Resists shock and stress

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Periosteum

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Covering were ligaments and tendons attach

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Red marrow

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Where blood cells are made

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Yellow marrow

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Where fat is stored

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Joint

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Location where two bones meet

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Moveable joint and immovable joint

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MOVEABLE JOINT- allow movement when muscles contract

IMMOVABLE JOINT- they are fixed and allow 0 movement

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How many bones are in the adult

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206

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How many bones are in the baby

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305

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Ligaments

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Connective tissue hold joints together (bone to bone)

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Axial skeleton

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Skull, ribs, vertebral column

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Appendicular skeleton

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Pectoral girdle(shoulder blades), pelvic girdle (hip), limbs

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Simple fracture

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Bone breaks but doesn’t penetrate skin

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Compound fracture( open fracture)

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Bone penetrates the skin; may remain outside skin or break through and go back inside

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Greenstick fracture

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Bone bends and breaks on one side; occurs in young children’s soft bones

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Sprains

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Injury to a ligament caused by stretching a joint too far!

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Osteoporosis

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A disease that causes bone to become thin and weak; can break more easily. Due to lack of calcium in diet

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Arthritis

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A disease that causes joints to swell, stiffen and become painful. Difficult to move affected joint

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Functions of the muscular system

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Stabilize joints with tendons, produces movement, produces heat to maintain body temp

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Tendon

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Connected tissue that connects skeletal muscles to bones

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Skeletal muscle

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Attaches to bone or skin
Striated(striped) with light&dark bands
Voluntary control

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Cardiac muscle

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Only found in heart
Striated appearance
Involuntary control
Autorhythmic due to built in pacemaker

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Smooth muscle

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Attached to hair follicles in skin
Nonstraited appearance
Involuntary control

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Extensor

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Muscle that is contracted when a joint is straight

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Flexor

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Muscle that is contracted when a joint is bent

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Aerobic

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Strengthens heart and increases endurance

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Anaerobic

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Resistance excercise develops skeletal muscle

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Muscle strain

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Muscle is over stretched or torn due to overworked muscles or not properly stretching

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Muscular Dystrophy

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Heredity disease that causes muscles to become weaker over time

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Tendinitis

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Can be injured from too much use

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Anabolic steroids

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Makes muscles larger