Skeletal System Flashcards
(40 cards)
Cervical vertebre
C1-c7
Thoracic
T1-t12
Lumbar
L1-l5
True ribs
1-7
False ribs
8-12
Floating ribs
11,12
Fibrous joint
Generally immovable in sutures
Cartilaginous
Immovable or slightly moveable
Synovial
Freely movable
Plane joins
Carpals and tarsals
Hinge joint
Elbow knee fingers and toes
Pivot joint
Elbows
Condyloid joint
Between the metacarpals and phalanges
Saddle joint
Thumb
Ball and socket joint
Shoulder and hips
Osteon
Unit of bone containing central canal &a matrix things
Central canal
Carries blood vessels and nerves
Perforating canal
Perpendicular to central canal carries blood vessels and nerves
Lacunae
Cavities containing bone cells “residence” of osteocytes
Lamellae
Rings around the central canal
Epiphysis
Site of spongy bone, site of hematopoiese in adults
Diaphysis
Site of compact bone in adults, scientific name for bone shaft
Red marrow
Site of hematopoieses
Yellow marrow
Site of flat storage in adults