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11 Cards in this Set
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What is Skeletal System
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framework for our structure
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What are bones
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Bones provide resting place for muscles and protect vital organs
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What are joints
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Bones provide resting place for muscles and protect vital organs
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What is the Axial Skeleton
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Skull, rib cage, vertabral column
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What is Appendicular Skeleton
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includes upper and lower extremities
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What are Depressions
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Flattened or indented portion of bone, where muscle can be attached. Includes Fossa and Sulcus
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What is a Process
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Projection protruding from bone where muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach. Includes Process, Condyles, Epicondyles, Tubercles, and Trochanters
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What is Arthrokinematics
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Joint motion. Roll, slide, spin.
is the general term for the specific movements of joint surfaces |
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What are Synovial Joints
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Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movements in the body (80%). Makes synovial flulid, has greatest capacity for motion.
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What are Nonsyvial Joints
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Have no joint cavity, fibrous tissue, or cartilage in the uniting structure. Little to no movement. No fluid.
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What are ligaments
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Primary connective tissue for a joint. Provides stability, input to the nervous system, guidance, and the limitation of improper joint movement. Are characterized by poor vascularity (blood supply). ***Important to consider repairing capabilities of ligaments when considering the # of days to rest)
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