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5 functions of the skeletal system

Support, Protection, Movement, Storage, Hematopoiesis

Storage

Strong enough to hold the weight, yet flexible enough to withstand twisting forces.


Internal framework of the body.



Protection



Protects the soft tissue



Movement

Bones and muscles make movement possible.

Storage



Store calcium

Hematopoiesis

Blood cell formation

Types of Bones

Long, Short, Flat, Irregular

Osterblasts

"remodeling" growing

Osteoclasts

Bone-resorbing cells

endochondral ossification

"formed within cartilage"



epiphyseal plate

layer of cartilage, between epiphysis and diaphysis, growth continues

Two Divisions of the skeleton

Axial and Appendicular

Axial

skull, spine, chest

Appendicular

shoulder, arms, wrists, hands



Frontal, Maxillary, Sphenoid, Ethmoid bones

Paranasal Sinuses

Mastoiditis

inflammation of the air spaces within the mastoid portion of the temporal bone, can produce serious helath problems.



Fontanels

"soft spots", 2 years

Cervical number of bones

7

Thoracic number of bones

12

lumbarnumber of bones

5



sacrum number of bones

1

coccyxnumber of bones

1

How Many True Ribs and where/what are they

7 upper seven attached

How Many False Ribs and where are they

3 lower attached



How Many Floating Ribs and where are they

2 front NOT attached

Lordosis

Swayback

Swayback

Kyphosis

hunchback

hunchback


scoliosis

side to side

side to side

Synarthroses

NO movement;

Amphiarthroses

SLIGHT movement;

Diarthroses

any movement;

Hinge Joint

Elbow

Pivot Joint

Neck/Head

Saddle Joint

Wrist

Condyloid Joint

Jaw

Ball-And-Socket

Hip

Gliding Joint

Spine

Osteosarcoma

Most common and devastating malignant neoplasm of bone

Chondrosarcoma

cancer of the skeletal hyaline cartilage tissue & is the 2nd most common cancer affecting bones

Osteoporosis

Bone Cancer; Not enough Calcium

Rickets

bo-legged, Lack of vitamin D

paget disease

weakened and irregular cancellous bone overgrowth in the femur

weakened and irregular cancellous bone overgrowth in the femur

Osteogenesis imperfecta

affect 1 and 30,00 births and is also called "brittle bone disease"

Osteomyelitis

Bacterial infections of bone and marrow tissue

Open Fractures

Compound; pierce the skin

Closed Fractures

Simple; do not pierce the skin

Osteoarthritis

most common noninflammatory disorder of movable joints

Strain

muscle

Sprain

bone

Arthritis (3 Types)

Rheumatoid, Gout, Infectious

Rheumatoid Arthritis

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE


chronic inflammation of connective tissues

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE




chronic inflammation of connective tissues

Gouty arthritis-- Gout

metabolic condition in which uric acid, a nitrogenous waste, increases in the blood,. Excess uric acid id deposited as sodium urate crystals in distal joint and other tissues.

metabolic condition in which uric acid, a nitrogenous waste, increases in the blood,. Excess uric acid id deposited as sodium urate crystals in distal joint and other tissues.



Infectious Disease

Lyme disease; carried by ticks