Skeletal System Flashcards
What bones are in the axial skeleton?
Skull, thoracic girdle and vertebral column
What bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
Should girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle and lower limbs
Where are the phalanges?
In the fingers and toes
Where is the patella?
Knee
Where is the clavicle?
The collar bone
Where are the carpal and metacarpals?
Hands
Where are the tarsals and metatarsals?
Toes
Where is the femur?
Top part of the leg
What is a ligament?
A tough band of fibrous slightly elastic connective tissue that’s attaches one home to another. It binds the ends of the bones together to prevent dislocation
What is a tendon?
A very strong connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone
Which bones are not long bones?
Patella, bones of the wrist and ankle bones
What is the mobility and stability of the fibrous joint?
There is no movement and it is the most stable joint
What is the mobility and stability of the cartilaginous joint?
It has little movement and is stable
What is the mobility and stability of the synovial joint?
It has free movement but it is the least stable
What is the structure and function of the ligament?
It is a band of strong fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
What is the structure and function of the synovial fluid?
It is a slippery fluid that is contained within the joint cavity that reduces friction between the articulate cartilage in the joint
What is the structure and function of the articular cartilage?
Glassy smooth cartilage that is spongy and covers the ends of the bones in the joint and it absorbs shock and prevents friction between the ends of the bones
What is the structure and function of the joint capsule?
A tough fibrous tissue with the fibrous capsule lying outside the synovial membrane and it helps to strengthen the joint while the synovial membrane lines the joint and secretes synovial fluid
Where is the synovial fluid found?
Within the articular cartilage
Examples of ball and socket joints
Shoulder and hip
Examples of the hinge joint
Elbow, knee and ankle
Examples of the pivot joint
Radio-Ular and spine
Examples of the condyloid joint
Wrist
Examples of the gliding joint
Spine
