Skeletal System Notecards

Question 1

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 1

Bones of the limbs

Question 2

Functions of skeletal system

Answer 2

Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation

Question 3

4 bone shape classification

Answer 3

Long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones

Question 4

Diaphysis

Answer 4

Shaft, makes up most of the bones length, composed of compact bone

Question 5

Epiphysis

Answer 5

The ends of the long bone

Question 6

Epiphyseal plate

Answer 6

Growth plate found in young, growing bones

Question 7

Articular cartilage

Answer 7

Covers the surface of the epiphysis

Question 8

Periosteum

Answer 8

Covers the diaphysis with a connective tissue

Question 9

Red bone marrow

Answer 9

For adults is found in flat bones and the epiphysis of some long bones

Question 10

Yellow bone marrow

Answer 10

Located inside diaphysis
Storage place for adipose tissue
Firms red blood cells for infants

Question 11

Ligaments

Answer 11

Join bone to bone

Question 12

Ball and socket

Answer 12

Action, free movement in all directions, shoulder and hip

Question 13

Hinge

Answer 13

Action, bending only in one direction. Elbows, knees, and between phalanges

Question 14

Pivot

Answer 14

Action, rotating and swiveling. Neck bones, Lowe arm bones.

Question 15

Plane

Answer 15

Action, limited movement sideways and up and down, between carpals and between tarsal bones

Question 16

Synovial fluid

Answer 16

Fluid secreted by synovial membrane which lubricates joint surfaces and nourishes articular cartilage

Question 17

Bursa

Answer 17

Lubricating sacs located around friction areas in joints

Question 18

Synovial membrane

Answer 18

Membrane surrounding joints providing a smooth surface and secrete lubricating fluid creating a fluid filled cushion between moving parts

Question 19

Elbow

Answer 19

Humorous, radius, ulna

Question 20

Knee

Answer 20

Femur, tibia, fibula, patella

Question 21

Collar bone

Answer 21

Clavicle

Question 22

Shoulder blade

Answer 22

Scapula

Question 23

Jaw

Answer 23

Mandible

Question 24

Fingers and toes

Answer 24

Phalanges

Question 25

Wrist

Answer 25

Carpals

Question 26

Ankle

Answer 26

Tarsals

Question 27

Calcaneous

Answer 27

Heel bone

Question 28

Cervical vertebrae

Answer 28

Neck

Question 29

Thoracic vertebrae

Answer 29

Chest

Question 30

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 30

Lower back

Question 31

Arthritis

Answer 31

An inflammation of a joint that eventually distorts the location of the bones, usually accompanied by pain

Question 32

Bursitis

Answer 32

An inflammation of a bursa, especially one located between bones and muscles or tendons as in the shoulder or knee joints

Question 33

Osteoporosis

Answer 33

A bone condition in which calcium is removed more rapidly than it is replaced causing softening of bones: common in the elderly

Question 34

Rheumatism

Answer 34

Soreness and stiffness of muscles and pain joints

Question 35

Rickets

Answer 35

A disorder of infants caused by a deficiency of vitamin D; the bones become soft, and legs become bowed

Question 36

Ruptured disc

Answer 36

When the cartilage disc between the vertebrae in the back becomes flattened and protrudes outward

Question 37

Dislocation

Answer 37

The temporary displacement of a bone from its joint, ligaments and tendons may be torn in several cases

Question 38

Axial skeleton

Answer 38

Bones that form the trunk area of the body