Exam 2 Prep Flashcards
skeletal anatomy, articulations and the integument (104 cards)
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What are the functions of the skeletal system
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Support and movement
Storage of minerals and lipids
Blood cell production
Protection of vital organs
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What molecule accounts for the majority of bone weight
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Calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2
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What makes up the bone (osseus) tissue
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Collagen fibers
Osteoblasts
Osteocytes
Osteoclasts
Osteoprogenitor cells
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What is an osteocyte
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Mature bone cell that maintains the bone matrix
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What is an osteoblast
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Immature bone cell that secretes organic components of matrix
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Osteoprogenitor cells
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These are stem cells whose divisions produce osteoblasts
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Osteoclast
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This is a multinucleate cell that secretes acids and enzymes to dissolve bone matrix
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What is an osteoid
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This is new bone material that is not hard yet, they are flexible
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What is Osteogenesis
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This is the production of new bones
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Function of osteocytes
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Direct how much calcium and phosphorus is laid in bone.
It also directs release and deposition of calcium
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Functions of osteoblasts
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It is responsible for when laying down new bone
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What is osteolysis
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(Destruction of bone)
Dissolving of bone through the release of enzymes
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Functions of osteolysis
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It releases more calcium
It also acts to shape bone
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What are osteons
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Functional unit, made up of lamellae surrounding Haversian canal
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What is the periosteum
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This is the connective tissue on outside of compact bone
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Sharpey’s fibers function
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They are bundles of collagen fibers that connects periosteum to the outside of bone
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What are bone lamellar
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These are concentric layers of matrix around the central canal
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What are spongy bones made of
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Trabeculae
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What is trabeculae
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These are very thin strips of matrix in spongy bone
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Classification of bones
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Long bone
Irregular bone
Short bone
Flat bone
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Where can you find long bone
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Femur or thigh bone
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Where can you find irregular bones
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The sphenoid bone of the skull
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Where can you find short bones
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Carpal or wrist bone
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Where can you find flat bones
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Parietal bone from roof of skull
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Epiphysis
The top or bottom part of bone that is mostly cartilagenous
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What type of cartilage is found in the epiphysis
Hyaline cartilage
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What is the epiphyseal line
Remains of the epiphyseal plate that is normally found separating the epiphysis from the diaphysis
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Epiphyseal plate
This is where new bones form within a bone.
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Pathways of bone development
Intramembranous ossification
Endochondral ossification
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Intramembraneous ossification (found where, from where)
Also called membrane or dermal bone
Found in skull, lower mandible, clavicles
Comes from: mesenchyme
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Endochondral ossification
Also called cartilage bone
Found in: all other bones that are not intramembranous
Comes from hyaline carilage
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what is an articulation
also known as joint
the location where two or more bones meet, provide mechanical support and aid movement
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closer joint fit means
greater strength, lower mobility
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looser joint fit means
greater mobility, lower strength
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what is anthrology
this is the anatomical study of joints
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what is kinesiology
this is the study of movement
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functional categories of joints (based on permitted range of movement)
synarthroses
diarthroses
amphiarthroses
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synarthroses are also known as
immovable joints
bony edges so close to each other, they might even interlock.
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amphiarthroses are also known as
slightly movable joints
and much stronger than freely movable joints
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diarthroses are also known as
freely movable synovial joints
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types of synarthroses
suture
gomphosis
synchondroses
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importance of fluoride in toothpaste
used to combat bacteria that could get into gomphosis
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what is a suture
fibrous synthetic synarthrotic joint found only between bones of the skull
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what is a gomphosis
fibrous synarthrosis that binds each tooth to the surrounding bony socketf
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fibrous connection in sutures named
sutural ligament/sutural membrane
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importance of a synarthroses
designed to allow forces to spread easily from bone to bone with minimal joint movement, decreasing chances of injury
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fibrous connection in gomphosis named
periodontal ligament
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what is a synchondrosis
a cartilaginous synarthrosis that binds together the diaphysis and epiphysis in growing bone
(epiphyseal cartilage)
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what is a synostis
joint in which two separate bones fuse together and their boundaries disappear
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where can you find synchondrosis in the body
os coxae: ilium joined to pubis to ischium
rib: costal cartilage of first rib)
epiphyseal plates
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types of amphiarthroses
symphysis
syndesmosis
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bones in fibrous amphiarthroses connected by
collagen fibers
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bones in cartilaginous amphiarthroses connected by
fibrous cartilage
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characteristics of syndesmosomes
a ligament connects and limits movement of articulating bones
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characteristics of symphysis
bones separated by a wedge or pad of fibrous cartilage
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where will you find syndesmosis
- between tibia and fibula distal articulation
- between ulna and radius interosseus membrane
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where would you find symphysis
- between adjacent vertebral bodies (intervertebral discs) = fibrocartilaginous disc
- between two pubic bones = pubis symphysis
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characteristics of diarthroses
- complex joint
- permit a wide range of movements
- produce a lot of fluid
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what is the joint cavity?
function?
this is the space between articulating bones
- also where synovial fluid collect.
- cushioning and lubrication
- has a lot of pain sensors
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articular cartilage function
present in articulating surfaces
absorbs excess synovial fluid
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what is the function of synovial fluid
- provides lubrication and reduces friction.
- nourishes chondrocytes through its circulation through joint movement
- acts as a shock absorber
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characteristics of synovial fluid
Comes from?
Chemical properties?
- same chemical properties as plasma
- comes from blood
- normally less than 3ml present in a joint
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characteristics of diarthroses
- joint capsule
- articular cartilages
- joint cavity filled with synovial fluid
- synovial membrane lining joint capsule
- accessory structures and sensory nerves and blood vessels.
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location of diarthroses
end of long bones
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movements of diarthrosis joints
uniaxial
biaxial
multiaxial
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what are uniaxial joints?
found where?
type of movement?
they move in only one plane
found in elbow and ankle
performs extension and flexion
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what are biaxial joints?
found where?
type of movement?
- move in two planes
- found in ribs, wrist.
performs flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
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what are multiaxial joints?
found where?
type of movement?
- move in three planes
- found in shoulder and hip bones
performs flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, lateral rotation and medial rotation
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what are bursae
they are small fluid-filled pockets in connective tissue
found mostly around synovial joints
inflammation is bursitis
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synovial tendon sheats
type of tubular bursae that surrounds tendons where they pass across bony structures
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tendons
attach muscle to bone
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ligaments
attach bone to bone
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what is abduction
movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane
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what is adduction
movement towards the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane.
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flexion
movement in the anterior-posterior plane that reduces angle between articulating elements
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extension
movement in the anterior-posterior plane that increases the angle between articulating elements
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medial rotation or internal rotation
rotating inward towards the ventral surface
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external rotation or lateral rotation
rotating outwards away from ventral surface
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pronation
turns the palm from facing front to facing back
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supination
turns the palm from facing back to facing forward
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gliding or plane joints
found where?
important!!
intervertebral representative articulation.
- uniaxial
- linear motion
- vertebrocostal joints, intercarpal, sternoclavicular
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hinge joint
- uniaxial
- angular motion
- elbow, knee, ankle, interphalangeal
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saddle joint
- biaxial
- angular motion
- first carpometacarpal joint
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pivotal joint
- uniaxial
- rotational
- located by dens
- proximal radioulnar joint
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ball and socket joint
- multi axial
- angular, circumduction, rotation
- located in shoulder and hip joints
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ellipsoid joint
- biaxial
- angular movement
- radiocarpal joint, base of skull
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problems with intervertebral discs (gliding joint)
slipped discs
herniated discs
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ball and socket found where
- coxal (hip) joint
- glenohumeral joint
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where can you find rotator cuff?
what muscles are there
- found in glenohumeral joint
- muscles here: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
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hinge joint found where
characteristic
- knee joint
- largest and most complex joint
- act as a hinge with limited lateral and medial rotation during leg extension.
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FCL/ fibular collateral ligament
ligament holding two knees together
could be from fibular to femur/tibia to femur (TCL)
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what is the integument
can also be considered the skin and possibly the largest organ of the body
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functions of the skin
- protection
- controls permeability and prevents water loss
regulate body temp (blood flow)
- waste excretion (urea in sweat)
- synthesis of vitamin D (cholecalciferol - calcitriol), which is important to allow us absorb calcium and phosphate in intestine
- reception to external stimuli: heat, cold, pressure, texture, vibration
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tissues of the integument
epidermis
dermis
hypodermis
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tissue in hypodermis
superficial fascia
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cell types in epidermis
keratinocytes - most abundant, thick layer of skin
melanocytes - pigment, production
Merkel cells - detecting sensation
Langerhans cells - dendritic cells, phagocytic cells
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mitotic layer of epidermis
stratum spinosum
stratum basale
also collectively known as stratum germinativum
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where is the epidermis the thickest
- palms of the hands
- soles of the feet
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where is the dermis the thickest
on the back
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what is contained in the dermis
vessels, nerves, skin glands, hair follicles
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layers of the dermis
papillary layer
reticular layer
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what are the fibers in the reticular layer of the dermis
collagen
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what are the langer's lines of the dermis
clinical significance?
- found in reticular layer
- skin fibers arranged in parallel bundles
- clinically (called cleavage line) helps direct incision for faster healing and less scar tissue
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characteristic of papillary layer of dermis
- consist mostly of areolar CT
- dermal papilla cause fingerprints
