Skeletal Flashcards

(65 cards)

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Spinal joints allow vertebrae to slide against each other

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Facet joints

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Can develop arthritis and cause back pain or neck pain

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Facet joints

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Twist and turn, and provide flexibility and stability

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Facet joints

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Flat, round cushions sit between the vertebrae and act as the spines shock absorber

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Intervertebral discs

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It can tear, allowing some of the nucleus gel substance to leak out

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Herniated disk

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Also called bulging, slipped or ruptured disks

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Herniated disks

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Column of nerves that travels through the spinal canal

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Spinal cord

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Extends from the skull to the lower back

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Spinal cord

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9
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How many nerves branch out through vertebral openings

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31 pairs

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These nerves carry messages between the brain and muscles

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Neural foramen

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Ligaments connect the vertebrae to hold the spine in position

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Soft tissues

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Muscles support the back and help you move

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Soft tissues

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Connect muscles to bone and aid movements

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Tendons

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Support the back and help you move

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Muscles

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Surrounds and protects the heart and lungs in the thoracic cavity

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Thoracic cage (rib cage)

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It consists of the ribs, the sternum and the thoracic vertebrae, to which the ribs articulate

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Thoracic cage (rib cage)

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17
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How many pairs of ribs does a human have both male and female

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12 pairs

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18
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Cartilage strips are called

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Costal cartilage

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19
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Ribs 1-7 are called

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True ribs

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20
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Ribs 11 and 12 are called

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Floating ribs

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21
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One of the largest and most complex joints the body

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Shoulder

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It is formed where the humerus fits into scapula

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Shoulder joint

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23
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Upper arm bone

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Humerus

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Shoulder blade

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Scapula

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Part of the upper limb between the shoulder joint and elbow joint
Upper arms
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One of the three long bones of the arm
Humerus
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Radial deficiency other term
Radial clubhand
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The forearm consists of two bones
Ulna and raidus
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Hand consists of how many bones
27 bones
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Which three groups of bones make up the 27 bones of the hand
Phalanges, metacarpals, and carpals
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Framework that supports the body
Skeletal system
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Perpendicular to the shaft of the bone
Transverse
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Parallel to the bone
Linear
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Plane oblique the long axis of the bone
Oblique
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Torque is applied along the axis of a bone
Spiral
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Does not extend all the way through the bone
Greenstick
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Broken into more than two pieces
Communited
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Protects the brain
Skull
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2 groups of skull
Cranial and facial
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How many cranial bones are there in the skull
8 cranial bones
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How many facial bones are there in the skull
14 facial bones
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Body's central support structure
Spine (backbone)
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How many vertebrae make up the spine
33 vertebrae
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Tunnel that houses the spinal cord and nerves, protecting them from injury
Spinal canal
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What are the lowest vertebrae
Sacrum and coccyx
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Top part of the spine that has seven vertebrae (c1-c7)
Cervical (neck)
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It allows you to turn, tilt and nod your head
Cervical (neck)
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The cervical spine makes an inward c shape called
Lordotic curve
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Part of the spine that has 12 vertebrae (t1-t12)
Thoracic (middle back)
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How many vertebrae does thoracic spine have
12 vertebrae
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Sections of the spine bends out slightly to make a backward c shape called
Kyphotic curve
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It supports the upper parts of the spine
Lumbar spine
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How many vertebrae makes up the lower spine
5 vertebrae
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Connects to the pelvis and bears most of your body's weight
Lumbar (lower back)
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Consist of the two bones make up your shoulder
Pectoral girdle
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Framework to support your shoulder
Clavicle or collarbone
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It is protraction, retraction, elevation, depression, upward rotation
Scapula or shoulder blade
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It articulates with the ulna and radius bones of the forearm
Carpals (wrist bone)
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Five individual bones that are wrapped in muscle and collective tissue
Metacarpals
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How many bones that make up the fingers
14 bones
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Bones that make up fingers
Phalanges
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Polydactilism
Hyperdactyly
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Three lower limb
Thigh, leg, foot
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Kneecap
Patella
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Tibia (shin bone)
Medial bone