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Mrs. T's final skel
Mrs. T's final skeletal stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hold bones in place at joints | ligaments |
| articulations that only permit slight movement | amphiarthroses |
| joints are classified by... | range of motion |
| immovable joints | synarthoses |
| inflammation of the olecranal bursa | student's elbow |
| examples of synarthrotic joints | epiphyseal plates, sutures of skull |
| age-related degenerative condition of the joints | osteoarthritis |
| reason why torn ligaments heal slowly | poor vascularization |
| this mineral is stored in bone | calcium |
| function of osteoclasts | break bone down, remodel bone |
| growth in length of bone occurs at... | epiphyseal plate |
| calcium is released from bone when needed for... | blood clotting |
| when does bone remodelling occur | during growth, healing, and when bones are subjected to varying patterns of stress |
| autoimmune disease in which body attacks own joints | rheumatoid arthritis |
| function of Haversian canals through bone | for transport (blood vessels) |
| function of collagen in bone matrix | flexibility |
| location of spongy bone in adult thigh bone | epiphysis |
| functions of bone | form RBC, store Ca and P, attach muscles, support and protect |
| example of a bone with a long diaphysis | femur |
| concentric layers of calcified matrix | lamellae |
| function of osteoblasts | produce calcium salts and collagen fibers |
| location of yellow marrow | long limb bones of adults in medullary cavity |
| why yellow marrow is yellow | it is mostly adipose tissue |
| type of joint best suited to carry moderate to heavy stress load, and requires moderate flexibility in sagittal plane | hinge |
| function of synovial fluid | lubricates joints |
| what forms synovial fluid | synovial membrane |
| freely moveable joints | diarthrotic joints |
| immovable joints of the cranium | sutures |
| example of gliding joint | wrist |
| example of pivot joint | atlas and axis in neck |
| type of diarthrotic joint between femur and tibia | hinge |
| type of diarthrotic joint between humerus and radius | hinge |
| type of diarthrotic joint between humerus and scapula | ball and socket |
| surfaces of a synovial joint are covered with... | hyaline cartilage |
| parts of a synovial joint | capsule, synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
| swelling of bursitis is caused by... | excess synovial fluid |
| interphalangeal joints | hinge |
| carpoonly saddle joints in the human | carpometacarpal joints |
| know all diagrams, and list of landmarks | this will be 46 out of 84 total questions |
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