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53 Cards in this Set
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5 functions of the skeletal system |
Support, Protection, Movement, Storage, Hematopoiesis |
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Storage |
Strong enough to hold the weight, yet flexible enough to withstand twisting forces. Internal framework of the body. |
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Protection |
Protects the soft tissue |
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Movement |
Bones and muscles make movement possible. |
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Storage |
Store calcium |
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Hematopoiesis |
Blood cell formation |
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Types of Bones |
Long, Short, Flat, Irregular |
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Osterblasts |
"remodeling" growing |
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Osteoclasts |
Bone-resorbing cells |
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endochondral ossification |
"formed within cartilage" |
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epiphyseal plate |
layer of cartilage, between epiphysis and diaphysis, growth continues |
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Two Divisions of the skeleton |
Axial and Appendicular |
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Axial |
skull, spine, chest |
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Appendicular |
shoulder, arms, wrists, hands |
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Frontal, Maxillary, Sphenoid, Ethmoid bones |
Paranasal Sinuses |
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Mastoiditis |
inflammation of the air spaces within the mastoid portion of the temporal bone, can produce serious helath problems. |
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Fontanels |
"soft spots", 2 years |
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Cervical number of bones |
7 |
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Thoracic number of bones |
12 |
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lumbarnumber of bones |
5 |
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sacrum number of bones |
1 |
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coccyxnumber of bones |
1 |
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How Many True Ribs and where/what are they |
7 upper seven attached |
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How Many False Ribs and where are they
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3 lower attached |
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How Many Floating Ribs and where are they
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2 front NOT attached |
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Lordosis |
Swayback |
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Kyphosis |
hunchback |
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scoliosis |
side to side |
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Synarthroses |
NO movement; |
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Amphiarthroses |
SLIGHT movement; |
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Diarthroses |
any movement; |
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Hinge Joint |
Elbow |
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Pivot Joint |
Neck/Head |
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Saddle Joint |
Wrist |
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Condyloid Joint |
Jaw |
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Ball-And-Socket |
Hip |
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Gliding Joint |
Spine |
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Osteosarcoma |
Most common and devastating malignant neoplasm of bone |
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Chondrosarcoma |
cancer of the skeletal hyaline cartilage tissue & is the 2nd most common cancer affecting bones |
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Osteoporosis |
Bone Cancer; Not enough Calcium |
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Rickets |
bo-legged, Lack of vitamin D |
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paget disease |
weakened and irregular cancellous bone overgrowth in the femur |
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Osteogenesis imperfecta |
affect 1 and 30,00 births and is also called "brittle bone disease" |
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Osteomyelitis |
Bacterial infections of bone and marrow tissue |
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Open Fractures |
Compound; pierce the skin |
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Closed Fractures |
Simple; do not pierce the skin |
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Osteoarthritis |
most common noninflammatory disorder of movable joints |
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Strain |
muscle |
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Sprain |
bone |
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Arthritis (3 Types) |
Rheumatoid, Gout, Infectious |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE chronic inflammation of connective tissues |
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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. |
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Infectious Disease |
Lyme disease; carried by ticks |