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Skeletal system Flashcards

1
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Central Axis of Human Skeleton

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Axial skeleton

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2
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Bones that support the appendages/ limbs

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Appendicular skeleton

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3
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80 total bones

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Axial skeleton

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4
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126 total bones

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Appendicular skeleton

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5
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206 total bones

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The human body

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6
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To act as the building blocks upon which the body is built, produce blood for the body, help provide the body with movement

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The skeletal system

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7
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cylinder in shape longer than is wide, purpose for leverage

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Long bone

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8
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Cube like shape balanced length and width, purposed for stability while allowing motion

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Short bone

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9
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Thin curved, point for attachment of muscles/ protection

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Flat bone

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10
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Complex shape purposed for protection

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irregular shape bone

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11
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small round and imbedded in tendons purposed to protect tendons from compressive forces

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Sesamoid bones

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12
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Found on the ends of bones

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Epiphysis

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13
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The center part that enclosed in the epiphysis of the bones

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DIaphysis

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14
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Found on the ends of bones to protect from rough interaction

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Articular Cardilledge

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15
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outer membrane that cover the bone

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Periosteum

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16
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hollow chamber filled with bone marrow

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Medullary cavity

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17
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main purpose is to produce blood

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red bone marrow

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18
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forms fat

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yellow bone marrow

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19
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walls of the Diaphysis

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Compact bone tissue

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20
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epiphysis and red bone marrow

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spongy bone tissue

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21
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turning the hand in to prone position

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Pronation

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22
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turning the hand into supine position

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Supination

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23
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pointing the foot upward

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Dorsiflexion

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24
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pointing the foot downward

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Plantar Flexion

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25
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Pointing the heel inward towards the midline

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Inversion

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26
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Pointing the heel outward/ away from the body

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Eversion

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27
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pushing a body part outward

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Protraction

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28
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putting something backward

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Retraction

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29
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lowering the elevation of the body

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Depression

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30
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Raising the body

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Elevation

31
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pointing the fingers inwards/ balling your hands

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Opposition

32
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Opening the hand/ pointing of the fingers outwards

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Reposition

33
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moving the arms away from the midline / raising them

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Abduction

34
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Moving the arms towards the midline/ lowering them

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Adduction

35
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allows rotational movement , uniaxial joint

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Pivot

36
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allow flexion and extension movement, uniaxial joint. Interphalangeal joints in the fingers.

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Hinge

37
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allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction movement , Biaxial joint. Joints in the toes

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Condyloid

38
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allows flexion, xtension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction movement, biaxial movement. First joint in the thumb

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Saddle

39
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Allows eversion and inversion of the foot or flexion, extension and lateral flexion of the vertical column , Multiaxial joint. The foot

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Plane

40
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Allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, and medial,lateral rotation movements. Shoulder and hip joints

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Ball and Socket

41
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total of 22 bones apart of only 1 bone is mobile it being the mandible

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Cranium

42
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C.T.L.S.SC

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Small Coccygeal vertebrae

43
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7 total vertebrae in

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Cervical vertebrae

44
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12 total vertebrae in

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Thoracic vertebrae

45
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5 total vertebrae in

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Lumbar vertebrae

46
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5 total in /inferior to Lumbar vertebrae

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Sacral vertebrae

47
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4 total vertebrae in

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Small Coccygeal

48
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when the spine curves laterally away from the midline

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Scoliosis

49
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Excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic

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Kyphosis

50
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Excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar region

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Lordosis

51
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Protects the heart and the lungs

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Thoracic Cage

52
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connects the ribs to the sternum

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Costal cartilage

53
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ribs 1-7, ribs 8-12, ribs 11-12

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True ribs, false ribs, floating ribs

54
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Sacrum and Acetabelum

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Pelvic Girdle

55
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Upper Arm proximal to forearm/ radius/ Ulna

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Humerus

56
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lower arm distal to Humerus

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Radius

57
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lower arm small than radius distal to Humerus

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Ulna

58
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Found at the wrist

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Carpals

59
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distal to the wrist/carpals beginning to fingers

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metacarpals

60
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fingers and toes

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phalanges

61
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bone in your thigh

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femur

62
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wight is put on when standing or other related activities

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tibia

63
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smaller bone lateral to the tibia

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fibia

64
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ankle

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tarsals

65
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toes

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Metatarsals

66
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fracture occurs across the long axis of the bone

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Transverse

67
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fracture that occurs at an angle that is not 90 degrees

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oblique

68
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bone segments are pulled apart as result of a twisting motion

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Spiral

69
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Several breaks that result in small pieces between two large segments

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Comminuted

70
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one fragment is driven into another

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Impacted

71
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partial fracture in which only one side of the bone is broken

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Greenstick

72
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fracture in where one end tears through the skin

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open/compound

73
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fracture in which the skin remains intact

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closed/simple

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