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functions and components of skeletal system |
provides levers upon which muscles act to move the body, mineral storage, blood cell production |
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components of skeletal system |
bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons |
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main part of bone |
body |
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enlarged end of bone |
head |
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constriction between head and body |
neck |
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edge of bone |
margin or border |
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prominent projection |
process |
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very high ridge |
spine |
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hole in bone |
foramen |
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what are the parts of the axial skeleton |
skull, hyoid, vertebral column, thoracic rib cage |
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what are the parts of the appendicular skeleton |
limb, girdles |
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"to connect with" |
articulates |
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functions of skull |
protects brain, supports organs of special senses |
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main bones of the skull |
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital |
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which skull bone is paired at base of each side of skull |
temporal |
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which skull bone is at the back of the skull |
occipital |
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which bones bear teeth |
maxilla and mandible |
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what are the eye areas |
orbits |
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what is the bony part of the nose |
vomer |
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what is the function of the paranasal sinuses |
decrease skull weight |
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what bone has no direct bony attatchment ot the skull |
hyoid bone |
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what bone is the attatchment point for some tongue muscles |
hyoid bone |
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what are the functions of the vertebral column |
supports weight of head and trunk, protects spinal cord, allows spinal nerves to exit the spinal cord, provides site for muscle attachment, and permits movement of head and trunk |
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what are the major curvatures in adults |
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and cocyx |
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which curvature articulates w/ the skull |
cervical |
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which curvature facets on body for articulation with ribs |
thoracic |
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which curvature has large thick bodies that add strength |
lumbar |
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which curvatures has triangular shape, forms base of vertebral column |
sacrum |
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which curvature forms the tailbone |
coccyx |
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7 vertebrate |
cervical |
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12 vertabrate |
thoracic |
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5 vertebrate (2 answers) |
lumbar and sacrum |
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4 vertebrate |
coccyx |
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functions of intervertebral disks |
provide support and prevent vertebrae from rubbing against each other |
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symptoms of a herniated or ruptured disk? |
breakage/ ballooning out; may push against spinal nerves impairing fn and causing pain |
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function of thoracic cage |
protects vital organs |
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parts of thoracic cage |
thoracic vertebrae and ribs |
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which are the seven ribs that attatch directly to the sternum |
true |
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which three ribs are joined to the sternum |
false |
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which ribs do no attatch to the sternum? |
floating (2) |
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three parts of sternum |
manubrium, body, xiphoid process |
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"breastbone" |
STERNUM |
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"rib cage" |
thoracic cage |
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girdles |
pectoral, pelvic |
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upper limbs: |
arm, forearm, wrist, hand |
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lower limbs: |
thigh, leg, foot |
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"shoulder blade" |
scapula |
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"collar bone' |
clavicle |
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two parts of the pectoral girlde |
scapula and clavicle |
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heavy bone that extends from scapula to elbow |
humerus |
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forearm consists of |
radius and ulna |
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medial arm bone: thumb side |
radius |
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lateral arm bone: pinky side |
ulna |
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bones I wrist |
eight carpal bones |
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hand bones |
five metacarpals (palms) |
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phalanges |
five digits |
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which two bones from the pelvic girdle ring |
coxae and sacrum |
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parts of the coxae |
ilium, ischium, pubis |
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what is the largest bone |
femur |
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"thigh bone" |
femur |
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"kneecap" |
patella |
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which bone changes force relationship between femur and tibia |
patella |
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two bones in the leg |
tibia and fibula |
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what is the larger bone in the *leg* that supports most of weight |
tibia |
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"shin bone" |
anterior crest on the tibia |
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fibula articulates with ___ but not ___ |
tibia, femur |
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non-weight bearing bone |
fibula |
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parts of foot |
tarsals (7), metatarsals (5), and phalanges (5) |
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function of arch of foot |
distribute weight of body between heel and ball of foot |