Skeletal system test review Flashcards
(42 cards)
Acetablum
A large socket on the lateral face of the hip bone
Ulna
Closest bone towards the body in the arm
Manubrium
The little bone about the sternum
Metacarpals
Before the phalanges in the hand
Metatarsals
Before the phalanges in the foot
Vertebrae
Back bones that make up the spine
Patella
Knee bone
Red bone marrow
Located in the spongy bone, produces blood
Yellow bone marrow
Function as fat storage
Mandible
Jawbone, only movable bone in the skull
Arthrosclerosis
stiffness in the joint
Cartilage
Smooth, rubbery, blue white connective, tissue, and cushion between bones
Fibrous joints
Influx US layers of dense, connective tissue
Tibia
The bigger bone on the lower leg closest to the medial line
Periosteum
Tough fibrous tissue that forms the outer covering of the bone
Comminuted fracture
The bone is splintered or crush
Compression fracture
Broken bone that is pressed together on itself
Open fracture
Known as a compound fracture, the bone causes an open wound of the skin
Greenstick fracture
An incomplete fracture, the bone is bent, and only partially broken, occurs primarily and children
Pathologic fracture
When a bone is broken by a disease process and brakes under normal strain
Spiral fracture
Occurs from a severe twisting motion. The bones have been twisted apart.
Closed fracture
Also known as a simple fracture the bone is broken, but does not cause an open wound of skin
Spina bifida
Congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the final cranial fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
Cerpitation
A grading or crackling sound or sensation between the bones