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Session 1 - Bones and joints Flashcards

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Why is a fat embolism a possible complication of a break?

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-If lipid escapes from the yellow marrow within a bone and enters a broken vessel it can cause a fat embolus

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What are the main functions of the skeleton?

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  • Support
  • Protect
  • Shape
  • Movement
  • Mineral storage
  • Haematopoeisis
  • Lipid storage
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What is the axial skeleton?

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  • Skull
  • Vertebral Column
  • Rib Cage
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What is the main function of the axial skeleton?

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-Protect and support

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What makes up the appendicular skeleton?

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-Upper and Lower limbs

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What is the main function of the appendicular skeleton?

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-Mobility

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What are the 5 types of bone?

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  • Long
  • Short
  • Flat
  • Irregular (pneumatic)
  • Sesamoid
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Define tuberosity

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-Roughened, rounded elevation, often site of muscle attachment

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Define tubercle

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-Small rounded elevation, often site of muscle attachment

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Define meatus

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-Tunnel/canal

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Define fissure

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-Cleft or narrow slit

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Define facet

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-Flattened surface for joint/muscle attachment

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Define foramen

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-Hole or opening

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Define sinus

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-Hollow space

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Define condyle

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Large prominence or rounded surface

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Define epicondyle

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-Smaller prominence above a condyle which is often the site of muscle attachment

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Define spine/spinous process

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-Slender projection

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Define fossa

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-Depression

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Define notch

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-Large groove

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Define crest

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-Ridge

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Name the three classifications of joints

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  • Fibrous
  • Cartilaginous
  • Synovial
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What determines joint classification?

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-The type of tissue which joins the joint

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What is a fibrous joint?

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-An immovable joint which is fixed by connective tissue

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Give an example of a fibrous joint

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  • Sutures of skull
  • Syndesmosis of radius and ulna
  • Gomphosis of teeth
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What are the two types of cartilaginous joint?
-Primary and secondary
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What is a synchondrosis?
-A cartilaginous joint connected by hyaline cartilage (ie a primary cartilaginous joint)
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What is a symphysis?
-A cartilaginous joint which is connected by fibrocartilage (ie a secondary cartilaginous joint)
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Give an example of a primary cartilaginous joint?
-Only 1 permanent in the body -> the 1st sternocostal joint
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Why are some primary cartilaginous joints not permanent joints?
-They are the epiphyseal growth plates which close after growth
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Give an example of a secondary cartilaginous joint
- Extensive throughout body - Pubic symphysis - IVD - Menisci of knee
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What are the three defining features of a synovial joint?
- Articular capsule - Synovial fluid - Articular cartilage
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What makes up an articular capsule of a synovial joint?
-The fibrous capsule and the synovium/synovial membrane
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What type of cartilage is articular cartilage?
-Hyaline
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What types of accessory structures do some synovial joints have?
- Ligaments | - Menisci
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A hinge joint permits what movement?
-Flexion and extension
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Give an example of a hinge joint
-Elbow
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A saddle joint permits what movement?
- Side to side | - Anterior/Posterior
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Give an example of a saddle joint
-The carpometacarpal joint of 1st digit (ie between trapezium and 1st metacarpal)
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What type of movement does a ball and socket joint permit?
-Movement in several axes
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Describe a ball and socket joint
-Rounded head fits into a concavity
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Give an example of a ball and socket joint
- Shoulder | - Hip
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What movement does a pivot joint permit?
-Rotation
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Describe a pivot joint
-Bony process fits into a ligamentous socket
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Give an example of a pivot joint
-Atlantoaxial joint
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What type of movement does a condyloid joint permit?
- Extension - Flexion - Circumduction - ADduction - ABduction
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Give an example of a condyloid joint
-Metacarpo-phalangeal joint
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What movement does a plane joint permit?
-sliding/gliding
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Give an example of a plane joint
-Acromioclavicular joint
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What 3 things determine joint stability?
- Ligaments - Depth of articular surface - Muscles/muscle tone
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In which direction is a sagittal plane?
-From forehead to crown
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In which direction is a coronal plane?
-From ear to ear
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In which direction is a transverse plane?
-Horizontal

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