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Skelatal System

Skelatal System Notes.

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What are the two divisions of the skelatal system? Axial & Appendicular
Axial consists of what bones? Skull, rubcage, spinal colum.
Appendicular consists of what bones? Arms, hands, legs, feet, shoulders, pelvis.
Bones are ___% water and ___% matter. 20% 80%
Bones are classified according to ____. shape
Long Bones: Shaft with two ends. Humurus, Femus.
Diaphyisis Shaft of long bone.
Epiphysis End of the long bone.
Short Bone Carpels and tarsals
Flat Bone Ribs, Pelvis, Skull, Sternum.
Irregular Bones Vertibre.
Sesamoid Bone Knee caps.
What are the two types of bone tissue. Compact and cancellous
Compact Very hard, usually long bones, strong.
Cancellous Spongy, looks like a spiderweb. Red blood cells are made and released.
Cervical 1st seven neck vertibre. C1-C7
Thorasic 12 vertibre after cervical. T1-T12
Lumbar 5 vertibre after thorasic. L1-L5
Sacrel 1 large vertibre (5 bones fused together).
Coccxa Tailbone
What is inbetween each vertibre? Cartiledge
What is the only bone that complety encloses an organ? The Skull.
True Ribs Connect directly to sternum, first seven.
False Don't directly conect, last five.
Clavicle Collar Bone
Scapulas Shoulders
Humerus Upper arms.
Ulna Lower outside arm.
Radial Lower arm, inside, rotates around ulna.
Carpules Wrist
Metacarples Palm
Phallanges Bones in fingers.
Ilium Top of pelvis
Ischium Back of pelvis
Pubis Bottom front of pelvis.
Femur Upper legs, longest bone in any species, strongest.
Petella Knee cap
Tibia Shin bone
Fibula Lower leg, behind shin bone.
Tarsules Ankle bones
Metatarsles Foot bones
Felangis Toe bones
Fontanels Soft spot
Frontal Forehead
Parietal Two sides top of head
Temporal Temples
Occipital Back of skull
Sphenoid Underside bottom of skull
Ethmoid Behind eyes
Zygomatic Cheeks
Maxilary Upper jaw
mandible lower jaw
orbits eye sockets
Greenstick Bone cracks but does not break all the way through. Common in children.
simple or closed Bone breaks complety, doesn't break skin
compound or open Complete break, goes through skin.
impacted Broken ends jam into each other.
comminuted More than one fracture, bone fragments.
depressed Broken peice of bone or skull droved inward.
spiral Break winds around bone, common in sports accidents.
colles Fracture of distal and of radius and/or ulna.
When a fracture occurs what occurs at the site? Chematoma (collection of blood)
fatty embolis Occurs after a fracture in a long bone. Waste matter collects and goes into blood stream.
arthroscopy visual inspection of a joint.
CT scan 3D, cuts in slices, rotate image.
MRI Uses magnetics. Can see ligaments tendons and brain.
Advantage of ct and mri Don't need radiation
Disadvantages of ct and mri Be completly still, very expensive.
athritis Joint inflammation
Osteoarthrities Wear and tear, progressive deterioration of joint cartiledge.
Rheumatoid arthrisit Chronic inflammatory disease attacking joints and surrounding tissues.
Bursitis Inflammation of sack thats around joint.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Tunnel restricted
Gout Pain from uric acid salts in joints.
Spinal Curvatures (Kyphosis) Bowing of neck or back usually at thorasic (top) level.
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