Unit IV Flashcards
Functions of the skeletal system
- Support
- Protection
- Movement
- Blood cell formation
- Storage
Classification of bone tissue
Spongy bone
Compact bone
Spongy bone is also known as
Cancellous or Trabecular
Compact bone is also known as
Cortical bone
___ and ___ maintain the bone mass necessary to support the skeleton
Calcium and Phosphorus
How much of total phosphorus is stored in bone and the remaining phosphorus is distributed in soft tissues?
90%
___ helps filter waste in the kidneys and also helps reduce muscle pain after a workout
Phosphorus
is a mineral that makes up 1% of a person’s total body weight
Phosphorus
Four Shapes of bones
Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
How many bones does an adult human have?
206
It has a plate of hyaline cartilage found in children and adolescents, located in the metaphysis at the ends of each long bone
Epiphyseal line
In adults, who have stopped growing, the growth plate (epiphyseal plate) is replaced by an ___
epiphyseal line
Long bone consists of a shaft called ___
diaphysis
two expanded ends called ___ that attach with the other bones
epiphysis
It is the area between the growth plate and the shaft
Metaphysis
It also contains the epiphyseal growth plate, the site of new longitudinal bone growth
Metaphysis
___ are located between the widened part of the shaft of the bone (metaphysis) and the end of the bone (epiphysis)
Growth plates
This region functions to transfer loads from weight-bearing joint surfaces to the diaphysis
metaphysis
The central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored
Medullary Canal/Cavity
is also known as the marrow cavity
Medullary Canal/Cavity
___ is a spongy substance found in the center of the bones. It manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells
Bone marrow
___ produces red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that prevent infection and platelets that control bleeding
Bone marrow
The thin layer of connective tissue that covers the outer surface of a bone in all places except at joints (which are protected by articular cartilage)
Periosteum
It contributes to bone elongation and modeling in growth and development, and when the bone is injured, participates in its recovery.
Periosteum
Covers the surface of the medullary cavity, the trabeculae of the spongy bone tissue and covers the wall of the various canals that pass through the compact bone.
Endosteum
___ is the highly specialized connective tissue of diarthrodial joints.
Articular cartilage
To provide a smooth, lubricated surface for articulation and to facilitate the transmission of loads with a low frictional coefficient
Articular cartilage
are “short”: cubelike. They do not have any cavity similar to the medullary cavity of the long bones.
Short bones
___ are made mostly of spongy bone tissue, but their outer parts are made of a thin crust of compact bone tissue
Short bones
___ are “flat”, platelike. They are thin and do not have any cavity similar to the medullary cavity of the long bones.
Flat bones
The outer part of a flat bone is made of a layer of spongy bone tissue sandwiched between two layers of compact bone tissue.
Flat bones
___ are all the weird-shaped bones that do not belong in any other category.
Irregular bones
They do not have any cavity similar to the medullary cavity of the long bones.
Irregular bones
___ are made mostly of spongy bone tissue enclosed by a thin crust of compact bone tissue
Irregular bones
Divisions of the Skeletal System
- Axial skeleton
- Appendicular skeleton
It consists of the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and rib cage
Axial skeleton
What does the axial skeleton consist of?
Skull
Ossicles
Hyoid bone
Vertebral column
Rib cage
How many bones are in the head?
29
What are the 8 cranial bones?
Ethmoid (1)
Sphenoid (1)
Frontal (1)
Parietal (2)
Temporal (2)
Occipital (1)
These are articulations and joints where the bones come together.
Sutures of the Skull
A joining or connecting together loosely to allow motion between parts.
Articulations
Name the sutures of the skull
Coronal
Squamous
Saggital
Lambdoid
Occipitomastoid
It connects the occipital bone with the two parietal bones.
Lambdoid
The right and left coronal sutures run from each ear to the sagittal suture at the top of the head.
Coronal
The right and left coronal sutures run from each ear to the sagittal suture at the top of the head.
Coronal
When one of these sutures closes too early, the baby may have a flattened forehead on the side of the skull that closed early
anterior plagiocephaly
Suture may begin to fuse by the age of ___
24
Average Suture closes between the ages of ___
30 years old and 40 years old.
“arrow”. A dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull.
Sagittal
This glides over the other during the passage of the child.
Sagittal
Acts as an expansion joint between the parietal and temporal bones.
Squamous
As the brain grows during infancy, the sutures allow the skull to grow and expand.
Squamous
The cranial suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
Occipitomastoid
It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.
Occipitomastoid
Separate the two frontal bones at birth and is the first skull suture to close physiologically, starting as early as at 3 months and generally being completely fused at the age of 8 months.
Metopit