Skeletal System Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Cervical vertebre

A

C1-c7

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2
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Thoracic

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T1-t12

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3
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Lumbar

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L1-l5

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4
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True ribs

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1-7

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5
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False ribs

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8-12

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6
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Floating ribs

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11,12

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7
Q

Fibrous joint

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Generally immovable in sutures

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8
Q

Cartilaginous

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Immovable or slightly moveable

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9
Q

Synovial

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Freely movable

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10
Q

Plane joins

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Carpals and tarsals

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11
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Hinge joint

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Elbow knee fingers and toes

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12
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Pivot joint

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Elbows

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13
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Condyloid joint

A

Between the metacarpals and phalanges

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14
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Saddle joint

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Thumb

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15
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Ball and socket joint

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Shoulder and hips

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16
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Osteon

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Unit of bone containing central canal &a matrix things

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17
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Central canal

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Carries blood vessels and nerves

18
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Perforating canal

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Perpendicular to central canal carries blood vessels and nerves

19
Q

Lacunae

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Cavities containing bone cells “residence” of osteocytes

20
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Lamellae

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Rings around the central canal

21
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Epiphysis

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Site of spongy bone, site of hematopoiese in adults

22
Q

Diaphysis

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Site of compact bone in adults, scientific name for bone shaft

23
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Red marrow

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Site of hematopoieses

24
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Yellow marrow

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Site of flat storage in adults

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Epiplyseal plate
Site on longitudinal growth in child
26
Long bone
Humerus, radius Metacarpal Femur
27
Short bone
Calcaneus
28
Flat bone
Frontal Mandible Sternum
29
Irregular
Vertebrae | Hip bones
30
Parathyroid hormone
Is released When blood calcium level begins to drop below homeostatic levels causing calcium to release from bones
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Osteocytes
Maintain bone is viable state
32
Atrophy
Such as that cause by paralysis or severe lack of exercise
33
Stress/tension
Increased deposit of body matrix occur in
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Osteoblasts
Immature bone cells
35
Calcitonin
Causes blood calcium to be deposited in bones as calcium salt
36
Osteoclasts
Bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the bone
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Spinous process
Provides levers for the muscles to pull against
38
Transverse process
Lever for muscles to pull against &I and articulation point for the ribs
39
Intervertebral foramina
Openings allowing spinal nerves to pass
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Vertebral arch
Structure that encloses the nerve cord