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Skeletal Flashcards
Skeletal system terms and questions health 2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the longest bone in the body? | The Femur (1/4 of total height) |
| What is the shortest bone in the body? | The stirrup (about 1/10inch) |
| How many bones are in the hand? | 27 bones |
| How many bones are in the face? | 14 bones? |
| What is the upper jaw bone? | maxilla |
| What is the lower jaw bone? | mandible |
| What bones are in the hand? | Carpals |
| What bones are in the foot? | Tarsals |
| The skeletal system provides_______? | Attachment for muscles |
| The skeletal system is the supporting___? | framework of the body |
| The skeletal system ____ internal organs? | Protects |
| The skeletal system stores__? | essential minerals |
| The skeletal system produces___? | Red blood cells |
| What is the outside covering/living membrane of a bone? | Periosteum |
| What is the tough elastic tissue that covers the end the bone? | Articular cartilage |
| Where is marrow found? | In the inside of the bone |
| What is the inside of a bone where marrow is found? | The medullary canal |
| What is the process by which cartilage is replaced by bone? | ossification |
| As growth takes place, what takes the place of cartilage? | bone cells |
| To build healthy bones you need an adequate supply of____? | minerals |
| What minerals do your bones need specifically? | Calcium and Phosphorus |
| To build healthy bones, you need what minerals? | Vitamin D |
| To build healthy bones you need what? | hormones |
| What are the five regions of the vertebral column? | Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx |
| What is a disc that has burst? | A ruptured disc |
| What is a disk that moves out of place from between vertebrae? | A slipped disc |
| What is lumbar exaggeration? | Lordosis |
| What is thoracic exaggeration? | Kyphosis |
| What is the difference between the male and female skeleton? | Women have a wider pelvis? |
| What are the 2 areas of the pelvic girdle? | The ilium, the ischium, and the pubic bones |
| What is the bony deposit that forms around a fracture? | A callus |
| What is the lubricating substance found in a joint? | Synovial fluid |
| What are the strong bands of fiber that hold a joint together? | Ligaments (connect bone to bone) |
| What does ROM stand for? | Range of Motion |
| What is a point where 2 bones come together? | A joint *also called an articulation |
| What is the joint with the largest ROM? | A Ball and Socket joint |
| What is an example of a ball and socket joint? | Hips or shoulder |
| What are examples of gliding joints? | Vertebrae, carpals, tarsals, wrist, ankle |
| What are examples of a hinge joint? | knee, elbow, phalanges, and jaw |
| What is the one immovable joint? | Cranium |
| What is an example of a Pivot joint? | Radius (AROUND the Ulna) |
| What is an example of a saddle joint? | thumb metacarpal bone (base of the thumb) |
| What is an example of a partially immovable joint? | where your rib cage meets your vertebrae |
| A joint is composed of the ___? | 2 bones |
| Thin membranes called __ or ___ cover the ends of some bones | Hyline or Articular cartilage |
| Other bones are cushioned with layers of pads of __? | cartilage |
| What are the strong fibrous bands (which are flexible) that bind the bones together? | Ligaments |
| Ligaments join with other connective tissue to form a sheath of ___? | Capsule |
| What encloses the moveable joints? | A Capsule |
| What are the 3 types of fractures? | Green Stick, Compound, and Simple |
| What is a metabolic disorder where the bones lose minerals and becomes brittle? | Osteoporosis |
| What is a lateral curvature of the spine? | Scoliosis |
| What is a break in the bone? | Fracture |
| Bone partially or completely broken (inside the skin!) | Simple |
| Bone breaks and comes through the skin | Compound |
| Bone bends, but does not break completely (Some fibers are broken) | Greenstick |
| What are some symptoms of fractures? | swelling, pain, deformity, sometimes no symptoms! |
| What is an injury to a ligament? | Sprain |
| What are the 3 types of sprains? | Mild, Moderate, and Severe |
| What is an overstretched ligament? | Mild *first degree |
| What is a partial tear in the ligament? | Moderate *second degree |
| What is a complete tear in the ligament? | Severe *third degree |
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