HUBS 191 Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of ‘normal’ bodily functions
What is feedback?
Body responses to move variable back to ‘normal’
What is feedforward?
Anticipation of event altering variable
What is the Sagittal plane?
Divides body into left and right peices
What is the coronal plane?
Divides the body into front and back sections
What is the transverse plane?
Divides body into top and bottom sections.
What is flexion?
Decrease angle, brings limb parts closer
What is extension?
Increases the angle, moves libs parts apart
What is abduction?
Movement away from the midline
What is adduction?
Movement towards the midline
What is compact bone?
Strong bone type good at transmitting force in one direction
What is cancellous bone?
Light, spongy bone type that is shock-absorbing and resists forces from multiple directions
What are long bones?
Bones longer than they are wide, acting as levers for movement
What are short bones?
Bones with equal width and length, mostly cancellous and weight-bearing
What are flat bones?
Thin plates of compact bone, usually for muscle attachment and protection.
What is the axial skeleton?
Core bones for protection of the vital organs, such as skull, sternum, ribs, vertebral column, sacrum and coccyx
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Limb bones typically used for movement
What is the pectoral girdle?
Bones connecting upper limbs to the axial skeleton, including clavicle and scapula
What is the pelvic girdle?
Bones connecting lower limbs to the axial skeleton, including hip bones and sacrum
What is the bone matrix?
Living tissue that has cells and a calcified matrix
What is the osteoporosis?
Bone pathology due to lack of homeostasis.
What is the osteoblasts?
Cells that produce new bone matrix
What are osteocytes?
Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix. They are in lacunae. They direct nutrients throughout the canaliculi
What are osteoclasts?
Cells that remove the bone matrix