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The Human Skeleton

What is the purpose of the human skeleton? (name 3)

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1) Provide support for the weight of the body
2) Protects the soft tissue organs like brain and spinal column
3) Allows for movement as a part of the musculo-skeletal system
4) Stores minerals like calcium and phosphate

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The Human Skeleton

The head and trunk of the body

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Axial skeleton

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The Human Skeleton

Axial Skeleton (Name 5)

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Skull
Hyoid
Sternum
Ribs
Vertebrae
Coccyx

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The Human Skeleton

Bones of the appendages (limbs)

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Appendicular Skeleton

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The Human Skeleton

Appendicular Skeleton (Name 8)

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Clavicle
Scapula
Humerus
Radius
Ulna
Hip Bone
Carpal Bones
Phalanges
Femur
Patella
Tibia
Fibula

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The Human Skeleton

6 Bone classifications

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Flat
Short
Sesamoid
Sutural
Irregular
Long

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The Human Skeleton

Longer than they are wide

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Long Bones

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The Human Skeleton

What Long Bones divided into?

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Divided into epiphysis,
metaphysis, diaphysis

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The Human Skeleton

The long midsection of long bone

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Diaphysis

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The Human Skeleton

Between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

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Metaphysis

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The Human Skeleton

The rounded end of a long bone

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epiphysis

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The Human Skeleton

Give 5 examples of Long Bones

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Femur
Tibia
Fibula
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Phalanges
Metacarpals
Metatarsals

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The Human Skeleton

Bones that are wider than they are long

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Short bones

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The Human Skeleton

Give 5 examples of short bones

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Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
Tarsal (ankle) bones
Talus
Calcaneus
Navicular
Cuboid
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform

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The Human Skeleton

Bones that are made up of broad flat plates (for protection or muscles attachments)

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Flat bones

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The Human Skeleton

Give me 5 examples of flat bones

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Occipital
Parietal
Frontal
Nasal
Lacrimal
Vomer
Scapula
Os coxæ (Hip bone)
Sternum
Rib

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The Human Skeleton

Bones that are formed within the tendon or muscle

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Sesamoid Bones

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The Human Skeleton

Give 3 examples of sesamoid bones

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patella
fabella
cyamella
os peroneum
hallux sesamoid

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The Human Skeleton

Bones that don’t fit into other categories

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Irregular Bones

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The Human Skeleton

Give 5 examples of irregular bones

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All the vertebrae (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
Sacram
Coccyx
Temporal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Zygomatic
Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
inferior nasal concha
Hyoid

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Anatomical & Directional Terminology

Anatomical position

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When the body with it’s leg’s parallel to one another and the palms facing forward

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Anatomical & Directional Terminology

Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Anatomical & Directional Terminology

Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Anatomical & Directional Terminology

Anterior

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The front or in the front of

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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Posterior
Opposite of anterior, means back of or behind/on the back
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Superior
Higher up than
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Inferior
Lower than
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Cranial view
Diaphragm is lower or less prominent (The diaphragm is usually visible above the cardiac silhouette in a cranial view)
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Caudal view
Diaphragm is higher or more prominent
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Proximal
Nearest point of attachment to limb or structure
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Distal
farthest away from attachment or orgin
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Ventral (Anterior)
front part of the body used to describe the position of organs in relation to one another
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Dorsal (Posterior)
Back part of the body
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Hands
Palmar (Palm) Dorsal (Back of hand)
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Feet
Plantar (bottom of feet) Dorsal (top of the foot)
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Sagittal Plane
cuts body into right and left sides
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Coronal Plane
cuts body into anterior and posterior halves
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# Anatomical & Directional Terminology Transverse Plane
cuts body into superior and inferior
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# Bone Features Holes
Foramen Meatus
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# Bone Features Articulations
Facet Condyle Capitulum
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# Bone Features Bumps
Epicondyle Tubercles Tuberosity Trochanter Process Styloid Boss
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# Bone Features Ridges
Crest Spine
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# Bone Features Depressions
Groove Sulcus Fossa Cavity Fovea
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# Bone Features Foramen
A hole through bone
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# Bone Features Meatus
an opening
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# Bone Features Articulation
the joint between two bones
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# Bone Features Facet
a small, smooth area on a bone
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# Bone Features Condyle
a rounded projection on a bone
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# Bone Features Capitulum
a small rounded articular end of a bone
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# Bone Features Epicondyle
above or beside a condyle, also adjacent to an articulation
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# Bone Features Tuberosity
a rounded eminence
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# Bone Features Tubercle
a small tuberosity
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# Bone Features Trochanter
a large prominence for the attachment of rotator muscles
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# Bone Features Process
any kind of projection
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# Bone Features Styloid
resembles a stylulus
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# Bone Features Boss
a small rounded eminence
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# Bone Features Crest
a sharp border or ridge
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# Bone Features Spine
a sharp prominence
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# Bone Features Sulcus
a groove
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# Bone Features Fossa
a depression or divot
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# Bone Features Cavity
a hollow space
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# Bone Features Fovea
a pit or cuplike depression

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