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53 Cards in this Set
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example of
LONG BONE |
femur
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example of
SHORT BONE |
carpals
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example of
FLAT BONE |
skull
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example of
IRREGULAR BONE |
vertebrae
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example of
COMPACT BONE |
ribs
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example of
SPONGY BONE |
carpals, tarsals
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whats part of the axial skeleton?
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longitudinal - skull, vertebral column, bony thorax
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what bones are part of the apendicular skeleton?
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clavicle, scapula, humerous, ulna, carpals, radius, metacarpals, phalanges, hip bones, femur, tibula, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals
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Why is the hyiod bone unique?
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only bone that doesn't articulate with another bone. serves as movable base for tongue
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Name of C1 and C2 in veterbral column
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c1= atlas
c2= axis |
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number of each type of vertebrae
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C (7)
T (12) L (5) |
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types of vertebrae (3)
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cervical
thoracic lumbar |
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Function of red marrow
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blood cell formation
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function of yellow marrow
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store fat
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Matched pairs of facial bones
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maxilla
lacrimal ethmoid zygomatic |
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names/ location of ribs
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True ribs - top,
false ribs - inferior, floating - very bottom |
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# of ribs for each type
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true- 1-7
false- 8-12 floating- 11, 12 |
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name of cartilage that connects ribs to sternum
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costal
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strongest bone in the body?
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femur
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osteocytes
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mature bone cells
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osteoclasts
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bone destroying cells
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osteoblasts
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bone forming cells
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epiphyseal plate
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allow for growth for long bones during childhood, new cartilage formed old cartilage ossified.
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Periosteum
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outside covering of the diaphysis,
fibrous connective tissue membrane |
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sharpey's fibers
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secure periosteum to underlying bone
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articular cartilege
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covers external surface of the epiphyses, made of hyaline cartilage, decreases friction at joint surfaces
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diaphysis
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shaft, composed of compact bone
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epiphysis
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ends of the bone, composed of spongy bone.
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Haversian (Central) Canal
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opening in the center of an osteon, carries blood vessels and nerves
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Volkman's (Perforating) Canal
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canal perpendicular to the central canal, carries blood vessels and nerves.
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osteon (haversian system)
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a unit of bone
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Depressions or cavities in bone (indentations)
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fossa
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epiphyseal plates
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allow for growth of long bone during childhood. new cartilage formed, old cartilage ossified.
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compact bone
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homogeneous
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spongy bone
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small needle-like pieces of bone, many open spaces
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Medullary cavity
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cavity of the shaft,
yellow and red marrow |
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functions of bones in skeletal system
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support
protect movement store minerals and fats blood cell formation |
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foramen
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"hole thats open in a bone forever and ever a men"
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ossicle
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bone
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ossification
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when cartilage becomes bone
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ligament
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reinforcement of a joint
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what does a joint do
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helps in the articulation of bones
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functions of a joint
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hold bones together, allow for movement
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ways joints are classified
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funtionally
structurally |
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Synarthroses
(funtional) |
immovable joints
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amphiarthroses
(functional) |
slightly moveable joints
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diarthroses
(functional) |
freely moveable joints
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fibrous joints
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generally immovable
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cartilaginous joints
(structural) |
immovable or slightly moveable
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synovial joints
(structural) |
freely moveable
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at birth your skeleton is made of... which is gradually replaced by... in a process called...
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hyaline cartilage
bone ossification |
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cartilage remains in these areas
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bridge of the nose, parts of ribs, joints
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___ at the ends of long bones are sites of growth. Bones lenghten from the middle to the ends
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epiphyseal plates
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