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Skeletal Practice
Skeletal System Study Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ends of a long bone are called what? | Epiphysis |
| Another name for joints: | Articulations |
| Give some examples of hinge joints: | Elbows, Knees |
| Another name for a slightly moveable joint: | Amphiarthrosis (Vertebrae) |
| Fibrous joints are also called what? | Synarthrosis (Sutures) |
| Give examples of a gliding joint: | Vertebrae |
| The thumb is what kind of joint? | Saddle Joint |
| Define hematopoiesis: | Blood Formation (hema= blood, poiesis= formation) |
| The shaft of a long bone is called what? | Diaphysis |
| The cartilage that covers the epiphysis is called what? | Articular Cartilage |
| Give some examples of short bones: | Carpals, Tarsals |
| The hollow space in the bone's center is called what? | Endosteum |
| The patella is an example of what kind of bone? | Sesamoid |
| Bone forming cells are called what? | Osteoblasts ( Osteo= bone, Blast= build) |
| What bones make up the axial skeleton? | Skull, Vertebrae, Hyoid, Ribs, Sternum, Sacrum |
| What are the functions of joints? | Movement, Support |
| Freely moveable joints are called what? | Diarthrotic Joints (Synovial Joints) |
| The pubic symphysis is an example of what kind of joint? | Amphiarthrotic |
| Which membrane lines the interior of the joint capsule and bursae? | Synovial Membrane |
| What is a collapsed sack-like structure that contains synovial fluid called? | Bursa |
| Connective tissue that connects bone to bone: | Ligaments |
| The enclosed space between the bones of the joint: | Joint Cavity |
| Movement towards the median plane : | Adduction |
| Movement forward: | Flexion |
| Movement backward: | Extension |
| Which type of lever is the most common type of lever? | Class 3 Lever |
| Autoimmune disorder that affects the joints; also called "crippling arthritis": | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| The human body has how many bones in total? | 206 Bones |
| On which bone would you find an iliac crest? | Ilium |
| Where would you find a greater trochanter? | Femur |
| Oh which bone would you find an ischial tuberosity? | Ischium |
| The acromion process can be found on which bone? | Scapula |
| The mastoid process can be found on which cranial bone? | Temporal Bone |
| Where would you find an olecranon process? | Ulna |
| Which three bones contain a styloid process? | Temporal Bone, Radius, Ulna |
| Where would you find a bicipital groove? | Humerus |
| On which bone would you find a deltoid tuberosity? | Humerus |
| The kneecap is also called what? | Patella |
| Another name for the breast bone: | Sternum |
| Formal name for the heel bone: | Calcaneus |
| Another name for the ankle: | Malleoli (medial and lateral malleolus) |
| The olecranon fossa can be found on which bone? | Humerus |
| the wrist is an example of what type of joint? | Ellipsoid |
| A break, chip, crack, or rupture in a bone? | Fracture |
| An incomplete break in a bone: | Greenstick Fracture (commonly found in children) |
| The metatarsals can be found where? | In The Foot |
| The carpals can be found where? | Wrist |
| How many carpals bones are there? | 8 in each hand (16 total in the body) |
| Give some examples of irregular bones: | Vertebrae, Sphenoid |
| Give some examples of flat bones: | Bones Of The Skull |
| How many metacarpals are there? | 5 in each hand (10 in the body) |
| How many phalanges are there total? | 14 in each hand and foot (14x4=56 total in the body) |
| How many true ribs are there? | 7 Pairs Of True Ribs ( 7 true days of the week) |
| How many false ribs are there? | 3 False Ribs |
| An abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine: | Kyphosis |
| A lateral deviation of the spine: | Scoliosis |
| The formation of bone: | Ossification |
| Which part of the bone contains the Yellow bone marrow? | Medullary Cavity |
| The outer layer of the bone: | Periosteum |
| Inflammation of a bursa: | Bursitis |
| How many cervical vertebrae are there? | 7 (Remember breakfast at 7am) |
| How many thoracic vertebrae are there? | 12 (Remember lunch at 12 noon) |
| How many lumbar vertebrae are there? | 5 (Remember dinner at 5pm) |
| Metabolic condition in which there is increased levels of uric acid in the blood: | Gout (commonly affects the 1st/ big toe) |
| How many bones are in the axial skeleton? | 80 Bones |
| How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton? | 126 Bones |
| A depression in a bone: | Fossa |
| The mandible, palatine and zygomatic bone belong to which skeletal category? | Facial Skeleton |
| What bone does the medial aspect of the clavicle articulate with? | Manubrium Of The Sternum |
| Give an example of a fibrous joint: | Sutures |
| On which bone would you find coracoid process? | Scapula |
| How many vertebrae are there total? | 34 Vertebrae |
| On which bone would you find a medial malleolus | Tibia |
| On which bone would you find the linea aspera? | Femur |
| A partial dislocation: | Subluxation |
| A complete joint dislocation: | Luxation |
| How many curvatures of the spine | 4 types of curvatures |
| Name the 4 curvatures of the spine | Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum |
| The 3 types of joints are: | Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial |
| Muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves can be located by? | Bony Landmarks |
| Bony landmarks are made up of two categories | Projection/Process (Grows out of bone) Depression/Cavities (Indentations in bone) |
| Large rounded projection | Tuberosity |
| Small rounded projection | Tubercule |
| Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent | Crest |
| Large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (Femur) | Trochanter |
| Narrow ridge of bone; less than a crest | Line |
| Raised area on/above a condyle | Epicondyle |
| Sharp, Slender pointed projection | Spine |
| Any bony prominence | Process |
| Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck | Head |
| Smooth, nearly flat articular surface | Facet |
| Rounded articular projection | Condyle |
| Armlike bar of bone | Ramus |
| Canal like passage way | Meatus |
| Cavity within a bone; filled with air and lined with mucous membrane | Sinus |
| Shallow, basin like depression in a bone | Fossa |
| Furrow | Groove |
| Narrow, slit-like opening | Fissure |
| Round or oval opening through a bone | Foramen |
| Mature bone cells, found within a lacunae | Osteocytes |
| Tiny cavities within the spongy bone | Lacunae |
| Lacunae arranged in concentric circles around central canals | Lamellae |
| Complex made of central canal and matrix rings | Osteon (Haversion System) |
| Tiny canals that radiate outward to all lacunae; connect bone cells to nutrient supply through the bone matrix | Canaliculi |
| Bone reabsorbing cells; takes calcium from bone and bring it into the blood | Osteoclasts |
| Influences bone formation and growth | Hormones |
| Hormones that influence calcium | Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin |
| Increased blood calcium levels by retracting calcium from bones | Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) |
| Decreased blood calcium levels by depositing calcium into bones | Calcitonin |
| Bone breaks cleanly, does not penetrate the skin | Closed (Simple) Fracture |
| Bone breaks and penetrates through skin | Open (Compound) Fracture |
| Method used to treat fractures; bones are coaxed back into normal position | Closed Reduction |
| Surgical procedure using pins/ wires to secure bone together | Open Reduction |
| Four major events of fractures | Hematoma forms, Fibrocartilage callus splinted break, bony Callus, and Bone Remodeling |
| Ruptured blood vessels, forming bruising | Hematoma |
| Callus of connective tissue cells that has cartilage, bony matrix and collagen fibers to close the 'gap' in broken bone | Fibrocartilage callus splinted break |
| When osteoblasts and osteoclasts move into an area and multiply | Bony Callus |
| Occurs a few weeks- months after a break | Bone Remodeling |
| Breaks into many pieces | Comminuted |
| Crushed Bone | Compression |
| Bone pressed inward | Depressed |
| When two ends are pushed into each other | Impacted |
| Bone is broken into a spiral pattern | Spiral |
| Sleeve/ Capsule of fibrous connective tissue, lined with synovial membrane | Fibrous Articular Capsule |
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