Lec Exam 3 Review Flashcards
Preassigned question low calcium
Preassigned question high calcium
Functions of the skeletal system
-support
- storage of minerals and lipids
-blood cell production
-protection
- leverage-changes in movement
# bones in body
206
Axial skeleton
Skull, spine, ribs
Appendicular skeleton
Limbs, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle
Sutural bones
Small flat irregular bones of the skull, have sutural connections
Irregular bones
Have complex shapes ( short, flat, notched, ridged) ex- vertebrae
Short bones
Boxy ex-carpals&tarsals
Flat bones
Thin with parallel surfaces, ex -sternum, ribs scapulae
Long bones
Arms & leg bones
Sesamoid bones
Small round flat, develop within tendons of joints near knees, hands, feet
Sinus
Chamber within bone, normally filled with air
Foramen
Rounded passage way for blood vessels or nerves
Fissure
Deep furrow, cleft, or slit
Meatus
Passage, channel, opening of a canal
Canal
Duct or channel
Process
Projection or bump
Ramus
Part of a bone that forms an angle with the rest of that bone
Trochanter
Large rough projection
Crest
Prominent ridge
Spine (bone marking)
Pointed process
Line (bone markin)
Low ridge
Tubercle
Small rounded projection