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148 Cards in this Set
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Skeletal system |
Framework, support, protection |
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Long bones |
Have greater length than width. |
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Femur |
Thigh bone |
Longest and strongest |
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Tibia |
Medial leg bone |
Shin bone |
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Fibula |
Lateral leg bone |
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Metatarsals |
Foot bones |
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Phalanges |
Finger and toe bones |
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Humerous |
Arm bone |
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Radius |
Lateral forearm bone |
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Ulna |
Medial forearm bone |
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Metacarpals |
Hand bones |
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Clavicle |
Collar bone |
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Short bones |
Nearly equal length and width |
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Carpal |
Wrist bones |
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Tarsal |
Ankle bones |
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Flat bones |
Two nearly parallel plates of bone |
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Cranial |
Skull bones |
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Sternum |
Breast bone |
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Scapula |
Shoulder blade |
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Coxal |
Hip bone |
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Irregular bones |
Have complex shapes |
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Vertebrae |
Back bones |
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Sesamoid bones |
Small bones embedded in tendons |
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Patella |
Knee cap |
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Physis |
Growth plates |
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Epiphysis |
End of the bone |
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Diaphysis |
Shaft of the bone |
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Articulation |
Joint |
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Articulate |
To form a joint |
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Articular |
Found at a joint |
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Articular cartilage |
Hyaline cartilage that covers the end of the bone |
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Periosteum |
Fibrous membrane that covers the shaft of the bone |
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Compact bone tissue |
Forms the hard bone found in the shafts |
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Cortex |
Outer covering |
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Medulla |
Deeper portion |
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Spongy bone tissue |
Irregularly shaped spaces |
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Medulla cavity |
Hollow chamber in the shaft filled with red bone marrow |
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Marrow |
Connective tissue that fills space in spongey bone tissue |
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Red bone marrow |
Produces red and white blood cells |
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Yellow bone marrow |
Inactive blood-producing cells filling with fatty material |
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Osteoblasts |
Cells that build bone tissue |
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Osteoclasts |
Cells the break down and reabsorb bone tissue |
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Cranium |
Frontal, parietal, occipital,temporal,sphenoid, ethmoid |
Forms a protective structure for the brain (skull) |
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Face |
Maxilla, Palatine, zygomatic, lacrimal, nasal, vomer, interior nasal concha, mandible |
Forms the eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth and jaw |
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Inner ear bones |
Mallets, incus, stapes |
Forms the internal structure of the ears |
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Malleus |
Hammer |
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Incus |
Anvil |
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Stapes |
Stirrup |
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Cochlea |
Transmits sound waves into electrical impulses to the brain, producing sound |
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Hyoid |
Doesn't articulate with any other bone in the body |
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Vertebrae |
26 |
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Cervical vertebrae |
7 vertebrae of the neck |
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Thoracic vertebrae |
12 vertebrae of the back |
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Lumbar vertebrae |
5 vertebrae of the lower back |
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Sacrum |
Butt bone |
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Coccyx |
Tail bone |
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C1 |
Atlas |
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C2 |
Axis |
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Atlantoaxial joint |
C1 and C2 |
Pivot joint |
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Ribs |
24 |
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Carpals |
16 |
Wrist bones |
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Metacarpals |
10 |
Hand bones |
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Phalanxes |
28 |
Fingers |
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Tarsals |
14 |
Ankle bones |
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Metatarsals |
10 |
Foot bones |
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Phalanxes |
28 |
Toe bones |
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Synarthrosis |
Immovable joint |
Skull |
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Ampiarthrosis |
Slightly moveable joint |
Sacroiliac |
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Diarthosis |
Freely moveable joint |
Hip, shoulder |
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Diathrotic joints |
Pivot joint, hinge, ball and socket, gliding, saddle |
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Pivot joint |
Allows for rotation |
Atlantoaxial joint, proximal radioulnar joint |
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Hinge |
Allows for flexing and extension |
Elbow, knees, fingers and toes |
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Ball and socket |
Allows for the greatest range of movement |
Hips and shoulders |
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Gliding |
Small flat surfaces that slip and slide |
Spine, wrist and ankles, hands and feet |
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Saddle |
Have concave articular surfaces |
Base of the thumb and sternoclavicular joint |
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Flexion |
Decrease in the angle |
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Extension |
Increase in the angle |
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Hyperextension |
Continuation of extension |
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Abduction |
Away from midline |
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Adduction |
Toward the midline |
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Internal rotation |
Around axis toward the midline |
Medial rotation |
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External rotation |
Around axis away from midline |
Lateral rotation |
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Circumduction |
Circle |
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Protraction |
Movement forwards |
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Retration |
Movement backwards |
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Plantarflexion |
Foot down |
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Dorsiflexion |
Foot up |
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Pronation |
Forearm turns posteriorly and inferiorly |
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Supination |
Forearm turns anteriorly and superiorly |
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Inversion |
Sole of the Foot inward |
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Eversion |
Sole of the Foot outward |
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Fracture |
Break or rupture in a bone |
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Simple fracture |
Clean break through the entire bone |
Closed fracture |
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compound fracture |
Distorted break, with splintering and fragmentation, pokes through skin, most dangerous |
Open fracture |
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Greenstick fracture |
Incomplete break, No clear division |
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Comminuted fracture |
Multiple fragments with clear separation |
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Spiral fracture |
Corkscrew fracture line |
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Dislocation |
When a bone is displaced within a joint |
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Reduction |
Re-aligning of the bones |
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Sprain |
Over stretching of a ligament |
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Class 1 sprain |
Minimal loss of function |
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Class 2 sprain |
Ligament is torn with some loss of function |
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Class 3 sprain |
Most severe, internal bleeding and severe loss of function |
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Bursitis |
Inflammation of a bursa |
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Bursa |
Small connective tissue sac with an inner lining of synovial membrane |
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Arthritis |
Inflammation of a joint |
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Sarco |
Skeletal muscle cell |
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Myofibril |
Long strands of cable-like protein |
Pulling proteins |
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Acting and myosin |
Make up the myofibrils |
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Sarcomere |
Actin and myosin unit |
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Transverse tubules |
Transmits impulses through the cell |
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
Releases calcium ions |
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Neuromuscular/myoneural junction |
Where the muscle cell and nerve fiber meet. |
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Motor unit |
A motor nerve and all the muscle cells that it controls |
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Neurotransmitter |
Bridges the gap between the nerve end and muscle cell |
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Acetylcholine |
Creates an impulse that immediately travels throughout the muscle cell |
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Adenosine triphosphate |
Energy molecule |
ATP |
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Aerobic cellular respiration |
Takes place in the cells' mitochondria and is responsible for the majority of the sustained energy supply for the constant replenishing of ATP |
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Anaerobic cellular respiration |
Glucose is broken down to make some ATP and produces pyruvic acid. |
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Oxygen debt |
When the body uses more oxygen than normal |
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Muscle fatigue |
When the muscles quit responding because the oxygen debt becomes extreme |
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Irritability |
Ability to react to a stimulus |
Excitability |
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Contractility |
Ability to shorten |
Contract |
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Extensibility |
Ability to stretch |
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Elasticity |
Abort to return to It's original shape |
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Spasm |
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
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Strains |
Over stretching of a muscle or tendon |
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Grade 1 strain |
Some pain, No loss of function |
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Grade 2 strain |
Considerable pain, some loss of function |
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Grade 3 strain |
Most severe, total or near total loss of function |
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Hypertrophy |
Increase in the size of the muscle |
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Atrophy |
Decrease in the size of the muscle |
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Fibrosis |
Formation of fibrous tissue (scar tissue) within normal tissue |
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Myofibrosis |
Formation of fibrous tissue within the muscle tissue |
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Fibrositis / Myofibrositis |
Inflammatory conditions of fibrous tissues |
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Muscular dystrophy |
Genetic disorder that causes a progressive degeneration of voluntary muscles |
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Isometric |
No movement but the muscle is contracting |
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Isotonic |
Muscle is contracting and there is movement |
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Concentric isotonic contraction |
The muscle gets shorter |
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Eccentric isotonic contraction |
The muscle gets longer |
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Muscle tone |
When a muscle is firm even at rest |
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Origin |
The stationary attachment |
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Insertion |
The moveable attachment |
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Belly |
The fleshy part of the muscle |
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Prime mover |
Causes the desired action |
Agonist |
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Antagonist |
Stretches and yields to the prime mover |
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Synergist |
Serve to steady a movement |
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Fixators |
Stabilize the origin of the prime mover. |
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