Chapter 8 - Skeletal Flashcards by Arnica Phillips

Name the three types of joints in the body

suture (cranium), Synovial (ball and socket, hinge), Symphysis (pubic)

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Define arthralgia

joint pain

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What causes gout

build up of uric acid

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What is the function of CA in the body

bones and heart

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What is kyphosis

curvature of the spine, humping of the thoracic vertebrae

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Another name for rays

phalanges

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Tha

Total Hip arthroplasty

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What is the long term danger of scoliosis

impaired breathing

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What bones make up the pelvic girdle

ilium (2), sacrum, pubis, ischium

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Where are the metatarsals

feet

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How many bones in the human skeleton

206

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Where is the olecranon process and what bone is it

elbow, ulna

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Name the bones of the knee joint (4)

femur, tibia, fibula, patella

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What is the name of the hip socket

acetabulum

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Technical term for growth plates in the bones

epiphyseal plates

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Arthrodesis

fusion of a joint

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how many tarsals in the human body

8 X 2

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How many vertebrae are there

approx. 32

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Names the eight bones of the cranium

Frontal Bone, Partial bones, Occipital bone, temporal bones, Spheniod bone, Ethmoid bone

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What is osteomalacia

softening of the bone

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Function of ostoclasts

break down areas of old or damaged bone

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What is the proximal end of the humerus called

head or ball

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What makes up the axial skeleton

bones of the head, chest, and spine

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Bones of the head

Cranium and facial bones

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What is avascular necrosis

loss of blood supply to bone, bone death as a result

What is scoliosis

curvature of the spine, "S" or "c" curves

Define arthropathy

disease of the joint

What bone are you sitting on

ischium

What is in the thoracic cavity

Primarily the heart and lungs

What is the patella

knee cap

Where is the distal end of the humerus

Elbow

Name the second cervical vertebra

Axis

How many carpals in the human body

8 X 2

AKA

above knee amputation

The dorsal attachment of the ribs is the

vertebral column

TKA

total knee arthroplasty

Name the zones of the vertebral column in an ascending order from tail to head

coccyx, sacral, lumbar, thoracic and cervical

Which parts of the vertebral column are in a concave direction

cervical and lumbar

What makes up the appendicular skeleton

bones of the shoulders, arms, hips, and legs

What is lordosis

curvature of the spine

Long bones such as the humerus or femur has a straight shaft called the

diaphysis and two widened ends or epiphyses

What is ORIF

open reduction internal fixation

Name the three types of ribs

true, false, and floating

How many phalanges in the normal human body

Laterally, the clavicle attaches to the

scapula

What is the distal end of the tibia

ankle

What is the proximal end of the femur

acetabulum

What is the laymans name of the tibia

shin

Anatomical name of the collar bone

clavicle

fracture

Function of osteoblasts

deposit new bone tissue in damaged areas

Name the three bones of the inner ear

Malleus, incus, stapes

How many vertebrae in each area?

Cervical 7, thoracic 12, lumbar 5, sacral 5, coccyx 3

What bone inserts into the glenoid fossa

humerus

What bones inserts into the acetabulum

femur

What is aspiration

removing blood with a needle, joint or hematoma

What is the proximal end of the humerus

glenoid fossa

What disease uses a bone density tests

osteoporosis

What are fontanels

soft spots of a baby's skull

What is osteomyelitis

inflammation of the bone

What is the name of the shoulder socket

glenoid fossa

Another name for the spinal column

vertebral column

What does the clavicle attach to medially

sternum

Name the ball and socket joints of the body

shoulder (shld) and hip

What is the proximal end of the femur called

ball or head

Name the bones of the elbow

humerus, radius and ulna

what and where is a chondroma

cartilage tumor

BKA

below knee amputation

What is the function of the fibula

muscle attachment

Which bone of the pelvic girdle is the most frequently FXD

pubic rami

Name the vertebra in a cephalic to caudal direction

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx

Common name for hallux valgus

bunion

Anatomical name of the heel bone

calcaneus

which arts of the vertebral column are in a convex direction

thoracic and sacral

What is ankylosing spondylitis

the vertebrae of the body fusing, ascending direction

Name the hinge joints of the body

knee and elbow

What is chondromalacia patellae

mal-tracking of the knee cap in the distal femur

Name the first cervical vertabra

Atlas

What is hemarthrosis

Blood in the joint

How many pairs of ribs in the thoracic cavity

What is the name of the first tarsal

Talus

What is osteoporosis

Weakening of the bone

Chapter 8 - Skeletal Flashcards

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