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CLASSIFICATION OF BONES AND CARTILAGE Flashcards

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Functions of the skeletal system

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  • Support and protection
  • Provide movement
  • Store minerals like lipids and calcium
  • Provide site for blood cell formation with the RB marrow
  • Attachment for muscles
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How many bones in body

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206

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Two divisions of the skeletal system

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-Axial and Appendicular

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what are examples of axial skeleton

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brain and vertabrae

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what are examples of appendicular skeleton

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limbs and appendages

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How many cartilages are found in the body

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3

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what are the 3 cartilages in the body

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  • Hyaline
  • elastic
  • Fibrocartilage
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which cartilage in the body is most common

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hyaline

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found/support external ear

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elastic

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found in epiglottis

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elastic

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provide flexibility

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elastic

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provide strength and shock obsorption

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fibrocartilage

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what are the four types of hyaline carilage

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Articular, Costal, Nasal and Respiratory

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articular hyaline cartilage

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Cover ends of bones at movable joints

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Costal hyaline cartilage

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Connects the ribs at sternum

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Nasal hyaline cartilage

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support external nose

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Respiratory hyaline cartilage

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found in larynx and other respiratory structures

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what are the three types of fibcrocartilage found in the body

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Intervertebral disc, Menisci and Pubic symphysis

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Intervertebral disc

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between vertebrae

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Menisci

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in knee joint

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Pubic symphysis

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in hip bones

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How do we classify bones

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long, short, flat or irregular

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long bones

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  • longer than wide
  • shaft with head at the end
  • compact bone
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example of long bone

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femur, humerus, and phalanges

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short bones
- Cube shaped | - spongy bone
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examples of short bones
tarsal, talus and carpals
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flat bones
- thin - spongy bone - curved
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examples of flat bones
cranium, and sternum
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irregular bones
no defined shape
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examples of irregular bones
vertebrae
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what are the other two classification of bones
sesamoid and sutural
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sesamoid bone
Short bones formed within tendons
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example of sesamoid bone
Patella
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sutural bone
Tiny bones between cranial bones
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what are bone markings
markings that help us reveal where bones form joints with other bones, where tendons, muscles, ligaments were attached and where blood vessels and nerves passed.
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Tuberosity
Large rounded projection; may be rounded
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Crest
Narrow ridge of bone
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Trochanter
large irregular shaped
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Line
narrow ridge of bone; less prominent
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Tubercle
small rounded projection
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Epicondyle
Raised area above condyle
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Spine
: sharp and slender
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Process
Bony projections
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Head
bony extension, structured supported by neck
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Facet
smooth, flat articular surface
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Condyle
rounded articular projection
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Ramus
Arm-like projection
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Fissure
slit-like opening
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Foramen
Round or oval opening through bone
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Notch
Indentation at edge of a structure
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Meatus
canal like structure
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Sinus
bone cavity filled with air
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Fossa
shallow depression
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Diaphysis
bone shaft
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Periosteum
Membrane covering
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Epiphysis
end of long bone
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Articular cartilage
provide smooth surface to prevent friction at joints
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Epiphyseal plate
growth plate remnant
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medullary cavity
site of yellow bone marrow storage in adults
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red bone marrow
site of blood formation
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Endosteum
Contain two membranous sites of osteoprogenitor cells that develop to osteoblasts.
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what is the function of the organic matrix in the bone
Flexibility
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what is the important organic bone component
collagen fibers
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what is the function of calcium salts
Inorganic matrix that provide hardness of bone

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