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49 Cards in this Set

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what houses the lungs heart and vasculature
thoracic cavity
what houses intestines, fetus and intestines
pelvic girdle
what is hemopoeisis
production of red blood cells in bone
a membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones
periostinum
shaft of long bone
Diaphyis
rounded end of long bone
Epiphyis
wider portion of long bone
metaphyis
line left after metaphysis stops
Epiphyseal line
a thin layer of connective tissue that lines the surface of bony tissue
Endosteum
decreases friction withthin joint
Articular cartilage
process of bone formation
ossification
bone building cells
osteoblast
mature bone cells
osteocytes
bone breakdown
osteoclast
dense hard bone, great strength
compact bone
mesh of thin bone
spongy bone
compact bone found in femur, tibia, fibia,
long bone
cube shaped, spongy bone
includes wrist, ankle
Short bone
thin, composed of two plates of compact bone includes skull
flat bone
small bones between joints in cranial bones
sutural bone
small bones wrapped in tendons ie wrist
sesamoid
two groups of bone,
- includes skull, vertebrea, ribs
- upper and lower extremities
Axial and Appendicular skeletal system
8 cranial bones include
2 occipital, 2 temporal, frontal, parietal, sphenoid, ethnoid
7 vertebral bones
cervical, thoracic, lunbar, sacral, cocyx
3 parts of the sternum
manubrium, body, xiphoid process
how many ribs and space between ribs
12 and intercostal
shoulder blade
shoulder scapula
5 bones of the arm
humerous(arm), ulna/radius(forearm), carpals(wrist), metacarpals(hand), phalanges
6 bones of the leg
Femur(thigh), patella(kneecap), tibia, fibia(shin), calcaneous(heel)
articulation are the?
joints
3 types of muscle
Skeletal, cardiac, smoove
describe smallest unit of muscle fiber to largest
fibers,epimysium, fasicles, perimysium
anchor muscle to bone
tendons
cell membrane in muscle cell
sarcolema
inward extension of sarcolemma
T-tubules
cytoplasm of muscle fiber
sarcoplasm
threadlike structure that runs throught the muscle fiber
myofibrils
two structures of the myofilaments
myosin, actin
muscle cells do an all or nothing contraction true?
true
what binds to actin to start the process of contraction
Ca+2
between ribs, elevates ribs on inspiration
External Intercostal
between ribs, draw together on forced expiration
Internal intercostal
neck muscles used on inspiration
scalene
large neck muscle used in difficult breathing
Sternodiedomastoid
chest muscle that elevates ribs on forced inspiration
pectorals
state of partial contraction
muscle tone
rapid muscle contractions to smooth
tetanus
short thick contraction
Isotonic
no change in length but increased tensoin
Isometric