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13 Cards in this Set
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What are the four components of the skeletal system?
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Bones Cartilage Tendons Ligaments |
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What are the five functions of the skeletal system? |
Support Protection Movement Storage Blood Cell Production |
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What are the three types of cartilage? |
Hyaline Fibrocartilage Elastic |
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What are two types of cartilage growth? |
Appositional Interstitial |
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What are the three types of bone cells and their function? |
Osteoblasts- bone forming cells Osteocytes- bone cells Osteoclasts- bone destroying cells |
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What are the two classifications of bone tissue? |
Woven- collagen fibers woven randomly Lammellar- mature bone organized in thin layers |
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Cancellous vs cortical |
Spongy- consists of trabeculae Compact- consists of more bone matrix |
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What is bone remodeling? |
The process of replacing old bone with new bone |
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What are the four steps in bone repair? |
Hematoma formation Callus formation Callus ossification Bone remodeling |
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What is a comminuted fracture? |
A fracture with shattered bones |
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What is a compound fracture? |
A fracture with an open skin wound |
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What is a closed fracture? |
A fracture with no open skin wounds |
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What is an incomplete fracture? |
A fracture that doesn't go entirely through the bone. |
