The Skeleton Flashcards
How many bones are in the body?
206
What is another name for the clavicle
Collarbone
What is another name for the shoulder
Scapula
What is another name for the sternum?
Breast plate/xiphoid
Where is the humerus located?
Upped arm?
Where is the radius located?
Pulse side lower arm
Where will you find a pulse?
Where an artery is close to the skin
What is another name for the wrist?
Carple
What is another name for the hand?
Metacarpals
What is another name for fingers?
Phalanges
What is the name of the region of the foot where a pulse can be found?
Dorsalis pedis
How many litres of blood are in the body?
5L
How many bones are in the vertebre?
33
How many litres of blood can be lost in a pelvic fracture?
3L
What are the functions of a spinal disc?
- cushion shock
- allow spinal movement
- separate the bones
- allow nerves to exit
What are the parts of the pelvic girdle?
- ilium
- sacrum
- coccyx
- ischium
- pubis
What are the parts of the axial skeleton?
- skull
- sternum
- ribs
- vertebral column
What is another name for the jaw?
Mandible
What is another name for the skull
Cranium
What is the appendicular skeleton?
- the shoulder girdle and the upper limbs
- bones of the pelvis and lower limbs
“What part of the spine is susceptible to injury?”
Cervical/Lumbar
Where does the spinal cord end?
At L1-L2
What time of bone are vertebre?
Irregular bone
How many spinal nerves are there?
31 pairs 8/12/5/5/1
