Skeletal Sytem

Question 0

Functions of skeleton

Answer 0

Support
Protect
Movement
Red blood cell production
Mineral storage

Question 1

S&S of Fracture

Answer 1

Pain
Loss of power
Unnatural movement
Swelling
Deformity
Irregularity
Crepitus
Tenderness

Question 2

Types of bone

Answer 2

Long bones - femur humerus
Short bones - carpals and tarsals
Flat bones - Pelvis, clavicle
Sesamoid bones located in tendons at joints - Patella
Irregular bones more complex in shape such as vertebrae

Question 3

What is the axial skeleton

Answer 3

Follows line of axis of the body includes skull and thoracic cage

Question 4

What is the appendicular skeleton

Answer 4

Bones in upper and lower limbs and pelvis that attach to the axial skeleton

Question 5

What spinal regions are there and how many vertebrae in each

Answer 5

Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacral - 5
Coccygeal - 4
33 in total!

Question 6

Types of fracture

Answer 6

Open - where skin is broken at site of fracture (bone may not be protruding)
Closed - skin is intact at site of fracture
Complicated - associated injury to important structures such as blood vessels

Question 7

What is a strain and a sprain

Answer 7

Strain - over stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon

Sprain - over stretching or tearing of a ligament at a joint