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Skeletal System
Skeletal System - VTT 236
Question | Answer |
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What is the 2nd hardest substance in the body? Bone is the 1st | Enamel |
Bone is a sparse population of cells embedded in a _______. | Matrix |
What are the 2 types of bone? | Compact, cancellous (spongy) |
The _________ canal runs vertically. | Haversion |
The _________ canal runs horizontally. | Volkmann's |
The _______ is found around the bone. | Periosteum |
The _______ is the lining within the bone. | Endosteum |
Bone cells are called _______. | Osteocytes |
Bone producing cells are _________. | Osteoblasts |
__________ cells remove old bone. | Osteoclasts |
The ________ is the end of the bone. | Epiphysis |
The ________ is the center of the bone's length. | Diaphysis |
The ______ ______ is what allows bone to grow. | Epiphysial plate |
The _______ is the hole where blood vessels enter the bone. | Foramen |
What is a depression in the bone? | Fossa |
An elevated ridge creating a groove is _________. | Trochlear |
A bone _______ is a projection of a bone. | Process |
An ______ ______ is a joint surface on a bone. | Articular surface |
A ______ is a large, round articular surface. | Condyle |
What is an articular surface that is spherical at the proximal end of a bone? | Head |
A ______ is a flat articular surface. | Facet |
What two types of bone marrow are there? | Yellow and red |
_____ bone marrow produces red blood cells. | Red |
Yellow marrow is inactive, but can convert to ______ ______ when needed. | Red marrow |
Yellow marrow is mainly ________ tissue. | Adipose |
What are the 4 shapes of bone? | Long, short, flat, irregular |
What are some long bones? | Tibia, femur, humerus, radius, ulna |
What are some short bones? | Tarsals, carpals |
What are some flat bones? | Scapula, skull bones, pelvic bones |
What are some irregular bones? | Vertebrae, sesmoids |
What are the 3 skeletal divisions? | Axial, appendicular, visceral |
What are some axial bones? | Skull, hyoid, spine, ribs, sternum |
What are examples of appendicular bones? | Femur, humerus, ulna, radius |
What are bones of the visceral bones? | Os penis, os cardis, os rostri |
What bone houses the bulk of the brain? | Parietal |
The _______ _______ is the hole at the base of the skull where the spinal cord passes through. | Foramen magnum |
What is the frontal bone? | Forehead |
The lower jaw is called the _________. | Mandible |
The __________ bone is the bone by the nose. | Nasal |
What is the bone of the upper jaw? | Maxilla |
The ________ bone houses the incisors in front of the maxilla. | Incisive |
The ________ bone is the cheek bone. | Zygomatic |
The ___________ bones are found within the nasal cavity, thin like paper to warm and humidify air. | Turbinates |
What are the 5 spinal regions? | Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal |
________ ______ separate vertebra bodies. | Intervertebral discs |
C1 is called the _______. | Atlas |
C2 is called the ______. | Axis |
What are the 3 parts of the sternum? | Manubrium (cranial), xyphoid (distal), body (middle) |
_______ _______ attaches ribs to sternum. | Costal cartilage |
The __________ junction is where the ribs meet the costal cartilage. | Costochondral |
What part of the scapula meets the humerus to form the shoulder? | Glenoid cavity |
The scapula has a spine for _________ attachment. | Muscle |
The humerus is also called the ________. | Brachium |
The lower front leg bones are the ____________. | Antebrachium |
The main weight baring bone of the antebrachium is the ________. | Radius |
Metacarpal 1 is the __________. | Dewclaw |
The pelvis _________ are holes that lighten the pelvis. | Foramen |
The knee cap, called the _________, is the largest sesamoid bone that protects the tendon. | Patella |
The ________ is the main weight bearing bone of the hind limb. | Tibia |
The ankle is also called the ______. | Hock |
A ________ ________ is a clean snap of bone. | Transverse fracture |
An ________ fracture is a bone snapped at an angle to the shaft. | Oblique |
__________ fractures are broken into more than 2 pieces. | Comminuted |
Fractures in more than 2 pieces but can't be put back together and require surgery are called what? | Comminuted non-reducible |
________ fractures are only partial breaks. | Greenstick |
A _________ fracture protrudes out of the skin, where closed fractures don't leave the body. | Compound |