3 Flashcards
(44 cards)
- Name the vitamin & two minerals necessary for bone strength:
Vitamin d calcium phosphorus
- Osteocytes that build up new bone/ reduce blood Ca+ levels
- Osteocytes that breakdown bone/ increase blood Ca+ levels
- Baby’s soft spots of cartilage that haven’t ossified into bone
Fontanel
- Adaptation to internal & external influences to maintain balance homeostasis
Homeostasis
- Connective tissue connects bone to bone
Ligament
- Connective tissue connects muscle to bone
Tendon
- Bending motion that decreases the angle between bones?
Flexion
- Straightening motion that increases the angle between bones? Extension
Extension
Process
Projection of bone acts as attachment ex styloid process
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone ex iliac crest
Foremen
Round or oval passageway through bone; ex foremen magnum
Sinus
Helps with sound designation , partial indentation
Fossa
Shallow indentation of bone, entry/exit for vessels and nerves
Fontanel
Baby soft spot
Cartilage
Connective tissue
Join/articulation
Where one or more bones work w each other, bone connects by fusing, or ligaments
Abduction
Movement of bone away from midline
Addiction
Movement of bone towards midline
Appendicular skeleton
Arms and leg and two girdles
Axial skeleton
Cranium vertebrae thoracic cage hyoid
Bursa
Fluid filled cushion located at joint sites
Ossicles
A very small bone, especially one in the ear
Four functions of muscular system
Contraction, generate heat ,stabilize heat , maintain posture