The skeletal system Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
Q
what does movement of the musculoskeletal system enable?
A
- hunting
- escaping
- fighting
- reproduction
2
Q
how many bones do you have in your hand?
A
28
3
Q
what is the largest bone in the body?
A
femur
4
Q
what is the smallest bone in the body?
A
stapies
5
Q
where are joints found?
A
between two bones
6
Q
how are joints held together?
A
ligaments
7
Q
how is the movement of joints controlled?
A
muscles and their tendons
8
Q
what are the three types of joints?
A
- fibrous
- Cartilaginous
- synovial
9
Q
fibrous joints
A
- immovable
- suture
- syndesmosis
10
Q
cartilaginous joints
A
- semi-moveable, tough fibrocartilage
- Primary – joints at birth but fuse later
- Secondary – midline ones
11
Q
synovial joints
A
- freely moveable, hyaline cartilage
- Hinge
- Ball and socket
- Pivot
- Saddle
- Condyloid
- Sliding/gliding
12
Q
long bones
A
UEx and LEx
(upper extremity, lower extremity)
13
Q
short bones
A
numerous bones in the ankles and wrists
14
Q
flat bones
A
skull, rib cage, scapula, pelvis
15
Q
irregular bones
A
vertebrae, jaw (mandible), heel (calcaneus)
16
Q
sesamoid bones
A
free floating bones in certain tendons such as the patella and in the foot and hand
17
Q
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