Locomotor System Flashcards
What is the main function of the ribcage?
respiration
What is the pelvis’s main function?
locomotor
What does the axial skeleton compose of?
head, neck, trunk
What does the appendicular skeleton compose of?
limbs
pectoral and pelvic girdle
What happens to costal cartilage with age?
it calcifies
What is the blood supply of cartilage?
avascular
What are the functions of bone?
Support
Protection
Mechanical basis (leverage/locomotion)
Storage
New cells
What are the types of bone?
spongy
compact
Where is compact bone found in the bone?
middle of the shaft
What does long bone have?
elevations
ridges, crests, tubercles
Where are long bones found?
limbs
Where are flat bones found?
skull
Where are irregular bones?
in the face
Where are sesamoid bones found?
kneecaps - embedded in the tendon
What is the kneecap called?
patella
