Final Exam: Skeletal System Flashcards

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Bursa

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Small sacs filled with synovial fluid that are found at moveable joints

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of a joint

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Function of most bone mark is

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Formation of muscle attachment and joints

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Diaphysis

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The shaft of the long bone

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Endosperm

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A membrane that lines the cavity inside a long bone

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Epiphysis

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The ends of a long bone

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Fontanel

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Fibrous membranes between the bones of a baby’s skull

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Articulation

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Another term for joint

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Periosteum

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A membrane that covers the outside of the bone

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Synovial

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A type of protective fluid found at moveable joints

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Haversian canal

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Microscopic space in bone through which blood vessels and nerves travel

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Medullary cavity

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Space within the shaft of a long bone

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Congenital

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A term that means “present at birth”

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The number of thoracic vertebrae

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12

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The number of lumbar vertebrae

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5

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The number of cervical vertebrae

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7

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The number of vertebrae in infants

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33-34

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Bursitis

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An infection of the bursa

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Pectoral girdle

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The clavicle and the scapula make up this

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Lordosis

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An excessive, abnormal lumbar curvature

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Scoliosis

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A lateral curvature of the spine

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The number of vertebrae in adults

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26

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Simple break in a bone that does not protrude through skin

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Closed

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A bone fracture common in children, breaks like young wood, an incomplete fracture

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Green stick

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Fracture in which bone has been twisted apart
Spiral
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I moveable joint between bones of the cranium
Suture
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Cleft palate
Deformity in which the maxilla bones fail to fuse correctly
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Fracture in which the skin is torn and the bone protrudes through the skin
Open
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Flat feet
Condition in which the tendons and ligaments along the foot arch are weakened and the arch flattens
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The number of pairs of ribs in humans
12
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Atlas
The first cervical vertebra
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Axis
The second cervical vertebra
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Compact
The type of dense bone on the outside of the bone
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Connects the ribs to the sternum
Costal cartilage
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Osteoporosis
Disorder in which there is a significant lack of calcium in the bones
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Kyphosis
Abnormal thoracic curvature of the spine
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False ribs
Three pairs of ribs that attach to the costal cartilage of the 7th rib
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Floating ribs
Last two pairs of ribs that have no anterior attachment
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Lacunae
A space in which the osteocyte is located
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Osteopenia
Disorder in which there is a mild lack of calcium in the bone
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Head
A large, round, knob like projection of a home has a neck
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Process
Raised area of a bone
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Foramen
A hole in a bone
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Fossa
Depression in a bone
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Meatus
A canal in a bone
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Spine
A sharp projection of a bone
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Condyle
A rounded projection
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Spongy
Style of bone tissue with large spaces that is filled with red bone marrow, found on the inside of the bone
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A large hole in the skull through which the spinal chord passes
Foramen magnum
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Found in the medullary cavity of long bones, composed of fat
Yellow bone marrow
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Cervical and lumbar curves,not born with
Secondary curves
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Gout
Uric acid crystals deposited at joints
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Osteo
Prefix meaning bone
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Another term for pelvis or hip bone
Os coxae
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Pubic symphysis
The joint between two pelvic bones
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Spins bifida
A congenital defect in which the spinal cord is not completely enclosed in the vertebral column
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Sinus
An air space in the skull bone that makes the skull lighter
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Epiphyseal plate
Growth plate
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Osteomyelitis
Infection of bone
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Osteitis deformans
Abnormal calcium deposits in bone leading to deformities
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Primary curves
Thoracic and sacral, born with these
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Rickets (osteomalacia)
A bone disorder caused by lack of vitamin d which results in lack of calcium salts in bone
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Diarthrosis
Freely moveable joint (synovial)
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Ampiarthrosis
Slightly moveable (cartilaginous)
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Synarthrosis
Immovable joint (fibrous)
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How many bones in adult human Skeleton
206
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Circumduction
Moving body part in a circle
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Rotation
Swiveling body part on its axis
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Adduction
Bringing a body part toward the body
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Abduction
Bringing a body part away from the body
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Plantar flexion
Pointing your toe
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Flexion
Bending a body part
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Extension
Straightening a body part
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Supination
Palm up