HBS 1: Station 1. Flashcards
Appendicular skeleton
-the remainder of bones:bones of the limbs and bones that link the limbs to the axial skeleton
Axial skeleton
- (central pillar)
- skull
- vertebral column
- ribs
- sternum
Bones of the thorax
- sternum and ribs
- protect heart
Skull
-protects brain
Pelvis
-protects pelvic organs
Gluteus maximus
-extends the hip
Trapezius
-pulls the shoulders back
Brachialis
Flexes the elbow
Biceps femoris
Flexes the knee
Extensor indicis
Straightens the 2nd finger
Nervous system
Made up of central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
Brain
Main coordinating centre, receives signals from sense organs, analyses the inputs and sends out motor signals to organs
Spinal cord
Carries sensory signals into brain and motor signals out from brain
Peripheral nervous system
All peripheral nerves, some sensory and some motor that connect brain and spinal cord with other structures in the body
Number of ribs
12
Floating ribs
Only come so far round the chest wall