Skelectal System Review Flashcards
What is bone formation known as?
Ossification(=bone creation)
What are 2 types of embryonic ossification?
Intramembranous(inside membrane)
Endochondral(inside the cartilage)
What is the step by step bone CELL formation?
Stem cells —> osteoblasts—> osteocytes (osteoblasts turn into osteocytes that form spongy bon)
What’s the step by step bone TISSUE formation?
“CT” sheets —> spongy bone —>
periosteum —> compact bone
There are 2 types of bone growth the LENGTH wise is called what?
Oppositional growth
There are 2 types of bone growth the WIDTH is called what?
Appositional growth
Name the parts of the skeleton that are axial and appendicular?
AXIAL:cranium, ribs, vertebrae, sacrum
APPENDICULAR: clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis, femur, tibula and fibula
What is the joint name for the vertebra and cervical(neck)?
Pivot joint
What is the joint name for the elbow and patella?
Hinge joint
What is the joint name for the
shoulder and patella?
Ball and socket joint
What is the joint name for the wrist and ankle
Gliding joint
What is the joint name for the thumb?
Saddle joint
What is the joint name for the cranium?
Suture joint
What’s the difference between tendons and ligaments?
Ligaments attach bone to bone whereas tendons move the bone or structure
What is a transverse fracture?
A fracture that is horizontal (right angle to long axis)