AnP Chapter 8 (LO7) Flashcards
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FUNCTIONS
Provides the body’s framework and foundation
Interaction between bones and muscles create movement
Many muscle, arteries, veins and nerves are named from nearby bones
Provide landmarks for clinicians navigating around the body
Axial skeleton
80 comprice upright, central supporting axis of body (skull, rib cage and vertabrel column)
Appendicular skeleton
126 bones make up limbs, pelvic and shoulder area
Articulations
surface markings, flat or rounded for joint formation, projections for muscle attachments, and depressions/passages for blood vessels and nerves
Condyle
Rounded knob usually fits into fossa on another bone to form a joint
Facet
A flat surface
Head
The prominent expanded end of a bone
Fossa
A furrow or depression
Fovea
A small pit
Sulcus
Groove or elongated depression
Crest
A moderately raised ridge
Epicondyle
A bump superior to a condyle
Process
A projection or raised area
Spine
A sharp, pointed process
Trochanter
A large process; found only on the femur
Tubercle
A small, rounded process
Tuberosity
A rough raised bump usually for muscle attachment
Canal
A tunnel through a bone
Fissure
A long slit for blood vessels and nerves
Foramen
A round opening, usually a passageway for vessels and nerves
Meatus
A tuber-like opening
Sinus
Cavity within a bone
Pectoral girdle (4 bones)
Scapula 2
Clavicle 2
Pelvic girdle (2 bones)
Coxal 2