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Ch 8 skeleton system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Freely moveable joints | Hinge, ball& socket, pivot, gliding, saddle, condyloma |
| Acromion & Coracoid Proces | Serves as an attachment point on the scapula for ligaments & muscles |
| Cervical curvature | Develops 3-4 months after birth |
| Ribs | True, floating, and false |
| Lumbar curvature | Develops at 1year of age |
| Moving synovial joints | Ball & Socket |
| Dorsiflexion | Opposite of plantar flexion |
| Supination | Hands facing upward |
| Meduallary cavity | Lined with endosteum |
| Sacrum | Fused vertebrae that forms the pelvis |
| Epiphyseal disc | Growth plate; site of longitudinal bone growth |
| Epiphysis | Found at the ends of long bones and covered by articular cartilage |
| Types of Ossification | Intramembranous and endochondral |
| Types of joints | Immovable. Slightly moveable. Freely or synovial |
| Plantar flexion | Toe dancing; bending of foot down |
| Osteoclasts | Bone destroying cells |
| Fontanels | Soft spots on babies head. Swelling indicates traumatic injury Indentation or sunken in indicates dehydration |
| "water on the brain" Hydro cephalus | Excessive fluid accumulated with in the brain of an infant. The bones are forced apart and the skull enlarge |
| Sutures in the skull | A joint connects the bones of the skull No significant movement occurs Coronal~Lamboidal~ and squamosa sutures |
| Bursa | aka bursitis or Tennis elbow. Small sacs of synovial fluid between joints & tendons that Cross over the joint |
| Diaphysis | Long shaft bone. Considered to have great strength |
| Calcaneus | Heel bone |
| Sternum | Aka breast bone. Consist of 3 parts including manubrium, Body Xiphoid process |
| Veretebral column | Forms a supporting structure for the head of the Thorax Attachment to the pelvic girdle Protects the spinal cord |
| Sternum | Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process |
| Occipital | Contains the foramen magnum |
| Articulation | Found on the outer surfaces of the epiphysis |
| Periosteum | Tough outer surface of the Bone |
| Long bones | Found in the arms, forearms, palms,fingers, thigh, legs, and instep Metacarpals and phalanges |
| Short Bones | Cube like shaped and found primarily in the ankles and wrist |
| Flat bones | Thin, flat, and curved Found in the ribs, breast bone, cranium, They make up most of the shoulder girdle |
| Irregular bones | Found in the hips, vertebrae and various bones in the skull |
| Occipital | |
| Synovial | Membrane that lines the insides of the free moving joints |
| Midclaviclular lines | Apic pulse (CPR) |
| Axis | C2. Aka dense. Help your head move side to side (saying no motion) goes through the base of the brain. Main cause of SIDS. injury to the spinal cord |
| Atlas | C1. Sits on top of first and second cervical vertebrae. Has no body |
| Lordosis | Exaggerated lumbar curvature. Aka swayback |
| C- Shape | Curvature of the spine in an infant bending away from the front of the body |
| Scoliosis | Lateral curvature of the thoracic vertebrae. Can compress abdominal organs causing difficulty breathing |
| Kyphosis | An exaggerated thoracic curvature. Aka hunchback |
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