Skeleton vocab

Question 0

What are the three types of bump called?

Answer 0

Tubercles, tuberosities, trochanters

Question 1

What is haemopoiesis?

Answer 1

Blood cell formation

Question 2

What is the role of a trochanter?

Answer 2

Roughened bumps for the attachment of muscles or tendons

Question 3

What are foramina?

Answer 3

Holes where blood vessels or nerves enter of leave the bones

Question 4

Why does palpate mean?

Answer 4

Feel the skin and squish..

Question 5

What is it called when a tendon is flattened out?

Answer 5

Aponeurosis

Question 6

What is aponeurosis?

Answer 6

When a tendon is flattened out

Question 7

The joints between the bones of the cranium are of what type? What are these called?

Answer 7

Fibrous joints

Sutures

Question 8

What kind of cartilage is found at joints?

Answer 8

Hyaline

Question 9

What is a secondary cartilaginous joint also called?

Answer 9

Synchondrosis

Question 10

Why kind of joint is only found on the midline of the body?

Answer 10

Secondary cartilagenous

Question 11

Name 2 2° cartilagenous joints

Answer 11

Intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis (between 2 pubic bones)

Question 12

What is the vertebral column divided into?

Answer 12

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal

Question 13

How many vertebrae are found in the cervical region of the vertebral column?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

How many vertebrae are found in the thoracic region of the vertebral column?

Answer 14

12

Question 15

How many vertebrae are found in the lumbar region of the vertebral column?

Answer 15

5

Question 16

How many vertebrae are found in the sacrum region of the vertebral column?

Answer 16

5

Question 17

What is scoliosis?

Answer 17

A lateral curvature of the spine

Question 18

What is kyphosis?

Answer 18

Humped curvature of the spine

Question 19

In a vertebrae, what encloses the space called the ‘vertebral foramen’?

Answer 19

The body (anteriorly) and the vertebral arch (posteriorly)

Question 20

Where is a vertebral foramen found? What is it?

Answer 20

The spinal canal is found enclosed by the vertebral arch and the body

Question 21

What does the vertebral arch consist of?

Answer 21

Pedicles (sides of arch) and flattened laminae (which complete arch posteriorly)

Question 22

Where are muscles and ligaments attached to the spine?

Answer 22

At the spinous process of each vertebrae

Question 23

What are the two ‘processes’ found on a vertebrae?

Answer 23

Spinous and transverse

Question 24

What happens at the superior and inferior articulating surfaces of vertebrae?

Answer 24

Articulation with neighbouring vertebrae at synovial joints

Question 25

How do the first two cervical vertebrae differ from others?

Answer 25

They have foramina (holes) in their transverse processes to accommodate the vertebral artery and vertebral vein on each side

Question 26

What does the thoracic cage consist of?

Answer 26

Thoracic vertebrae, costae (ribs), costal cartilage and the sternum

Question 27

What is the thoracic inlet bound by?

Answer 27

1st ribs, manubrium of the sternum and the first thoracic vertebra

Question 28

What is the xiphoid process?

Answer 28

Lower part of the sternum, composed of cartilage

Question 29

What kind of joint is the manubriosternal joint?

Answer 29

Secondary cartilaginous

Question 30

What articulates at the sternal angle?

Answer 30

The 2° costal cartilage

Question 31

The shoulder joint involves ... And is also know as the ... Joint

Answer 31

Involves the humerus articulating with the scapula | Called glenohumeral joint

Question 32

The wrist is also known as the

Answer 32

Radio carpal joint

Question 33

The clavicle articulates with the scapula at the ... Joint

Answer 33

Acromioclavicular

Question 34

What bones are part of the knee joint?

Answer 34

Patella and tibia (NOT FIBULA)

Question 35

What supports body weight when sitting?

Answer 35

The ischial tuberosities

Question 36

What is a sesmoid bone? Eg?

Answer 36

A bone situated within a tendon | Eg patella

Question 37

Difference between syndesmosis, synchondrosis and symphysis

Answer 37

Syndesmosis joint- bones are joined by a sheet of fibrous tissue Synchondrosis- bony epiphysis and body are joined by an epiphysial plate Symphysis- binding tissue is Fibrocartilagenous discs

Question 38

What is the acetabulum and where is it found?

Answer 38

Lateral deep socket in the hip bone, here the head of the femur articulates

Question 39

Recall the 8 carpal bones

Answer 39

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle)

Question 40

Recall the bones of the scull

Answer 40

Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Maxillary

Question 41

What's the ligamentous nuchae?

Answer 41

Strong ligament that covers spinous processes

Question 42

What is the vertebra prominens?

Answer 42

C7, first spinous process you can feel in neck