Exam 4 Flashcards
how many bones in the axial skeleton ?
74 bones (skull, vertebrae, ribs)
How many bones in the appendical skeleton
126 bones (extremities, shoulder girdle, pelvis)
How many bones in the auditory ossicles?
6 bones
how many bones in the human body?
206
what are the 5 functions of bones?
- Support
- Protection
- Attachment
- Mineral Reserve
- Hemopoiesis
force distribution inside the body, related to pressure
stress
6 types of forces
- Compression
- Tension
- Shear
- Bending
- Torsion
- Combined loading
explain compression forces
act along the long axis of a bone, tending to push the ends of bone together
explain tension forces
opposite of compressive, stretching force
explain shear forces
sliding; force is parallel to the cross section of the bone
explain bending forces
application of an eccentric force to the end of the bone causing compression & tension at the same time. (ex/ rickets: tension on one side, compression on the other)
explain torsion forces
twisting around the long axis of bone
explain combined loading
including more than 1 of the previous force types
single force large enough to cause injury (ex: car tire rolling over the foot)
traumatic force load
multiple application of forces, usually with smaller magnitudes (ex: stress fracture)
repetitive force load
4 properties of bone structure
- stiffness
- compressive strength
- elasticity
- tensile strength
ratio of stress to strain
stiffness
stress = ?
F / area (force divided by area)
amount of change in the bone’s shape
strain
what is compressive strength?
a bones resistance to compression
what is elasticity?
a bone’s ability to regain it’s original shape after deformation, provided by collagen
what is tensile strength?
resistance to being pulled apart
where does longitudinal growth take place?
epiphyseal plates
explain longitudinal growth. what ages does this occur?
epiphyseal plates produce new bone cells on the diaphysis of the bone up to [ages 18-25]