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chapter 6 skeletal ICTC

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What are the functions of the skeleton?   provide framework that supports the body, protect internal organs from mechanical injury, contains and protects red bone marrow, provides storage site for excess calcium  
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What are osteocytes?   bone cells  
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What is the matrix of bones made of?   calcium salts and collagen  
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Is the matrix living or non living?   non living  
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What bone tissue looks solid, is precisely structured, and is made of osteons and haversian systems?   compact bone  
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What are microscopic cylinders of bone matrix with osteocytes in concentric rings around central haversian canals?   haversian system  
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What contains blood vessels and osteocytes that are in contact with one another through canaliculi in the matrix?   haversian canals  
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What type of bone tissue has visible cavities with osteocytes, matrix, and blood vessels present but not arranged in a haversian system?   spongy bone  
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What is contained in the cavity of spongy bone?   red bone marrow  
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What does red bone marrow produce?   red blood cells, platelets, and 5 kinds of white blood cells  
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Where are long bones in the body?   arms, legs, hands, and feet  
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What is the shaft of the long bone?   diaphysis  
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What is the diaphysis made of?   made of compact bone and is hollow forming a canal within the shaft  
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What does the canal of the diaphysis contain?   yellow bone marrow  
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What is the end of the long bone called?   epiphyses  
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What is the epiphyses made of?   made of spongy bone covered with a thin layer of compact bone  
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Where are short bones?   wrists and ankles  
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Where are flat bones?   ribs, shoulder blades, hip bones, and craial bones  
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Where are irregular bones found?   vertebrae and facial bones  
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What bone types are made of spongy bones and covered with a thin layer of compact bone?   short, flat, and irregular bones  
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what covers joint surfaces of bones and provide a smooth surface?   articular cartilage  
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What is the fibrous connective tissuemembrane whose collagen fibers merge with those of tendons and li nts that attach to the bone?   periosteum  
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What is the skeleton first made of?   cartilage that is gradually replaced by bone  
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What is the bone matrix produced by?   osteoblasts  
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what is ossification?   production of bone matrix  
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Where does ossification begin?   in the center of ossification in each bone  
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what tissue makes up cranial and facial bones in the embryo?   fibrous connective tissue  
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What occurs in the third month of development of the embryo?   fibroblasts become more specialized and differentiate into osteoblasts which produce bone matrix  
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What happens at the center of ossification?   bone growth radiates outward as calcium salts are deposited in the collagen of the model of the bone  
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What is the epiphyses made of?   made of spongy bone covered with a thin layer of compact bone  
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Where are short bones?   wrists and ankles  
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Where are flat bones?   ribs, shoulder blades, hip bones, and craial bones  
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Where are irregular bones found?   vertebrae and facial bones  
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What bone types are made of spongy bones and covered with a thin layer of compact bone?   short, flat, and irregular bones  
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what covers joint surfaces of bones and provide a smooth surface?   articular cartilage  
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What is the fibrous connective tissue membrane whose collagen fibers merge with those of tendons and ligaments that attach to the bone?   periosteum  
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What is the skeleton first made of?   cartilage that is gradually replaced by bone  
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What is the bone matrix produced by?   osteoblasts  
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what is ossification?   production of bone matrix  
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Where does ossification begin?   in the center of ossification in each bone  
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what tissue makes up cranial and facial bones in the embryo?   fibrous connective tissue  
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What occurs in the third month of development of the embryo?   fibroblasts become more specialized and differentiate into osteoblasts which produce bone matrix  
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What happens at the center of ossification?   bone growth radiates outward as calcium salts are deposited in the collagen of the model of the bone  
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What are the fontanels?   fibrous connective tissue remaining between the bones of the skull  
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What are the purposes for the fontanels?   compression of baby's head during birth and permit the growth of the brain after birth  
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In long bones, where does growth occur after birth?   epiphyseal discs  
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Between what ages does the epiphyseal disc close and what influences it?   ages 16- 25 and is influenced by estrogen and testerone  
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what is a destroying cell?   osteoclast  
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Specializes cells dissolve and reasorb the minerals of the bone matrix by a process called?   resorption  
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How is the marrow canal formed?   osteoclasts are very active in the embryonic long bones and they reabsorb bone matrix in the center if the diaphysis making the marrow canal  
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What is red bone marrow replaced with after birth?   yellow bone marrow  
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What is yellow bone marrow made of?   fat  
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Where does red bone marrow remain?   in the spongy bone of short, flat , and irregular bones  
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What factors affect bone growth and maintenance?   heredity, nutrition, hormones, and exercise  
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For bones, what does exercise mean?   bearing weight - without this bones will lose calcium much faster than it is replaced  
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what gland produces growth hormone?   anterior pituitary gland  
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What does growth hormone do?   increases rate of mitosis of chondrocytes and osteoblasts and increases the rate of protein synthesis  
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What gland produces thyroxine?   thryroid gland  
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What does thyroxine do?   increases the rate of protein synthesis and increases energy production from all food types  
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What produces insulin and what is its purpose?   pancreas, and it increases energy production from glucose  
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What gland produces parathyroid hormone?   parathyroid gland  
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What is the purpose of the parathyroid gland?   raises blood calcium level, increases the absorption of calcium by the small intestines and kidneys  
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What gland produces calcitonin?   thyroid gland  
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What is the purpose of calcitonin?   lowers blood calcium level  
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respectfully, what produces estrogen and testosterone and what are their purposes?   ovaries and testes, promotes closure of the epiphyses of long bones and helps retain calcium in bones to maintain a strong bone matrix  
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What are the fontanels?   fibrous connective tissue remaining between the bones of the skull  
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What are the purposes for the fontanels?   compression of baby's head during birth and permit the growth of the brain after birth  
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In long bones, where does growth occur after birth?   epiphyseal discs  
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Between whar ages does the epiphyseal disc close and what influences it?   ages 16- 25 and is influenced by estrogen and testerone  
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what is a destroying cell?   osteoclast  
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Specializes cells dissolve and reasorb the minerals of the bone matrix by a process called?   resorption  
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How is the marrow canal formed?   osteoclasts are very active in the embryonic long bones and they reabsorb bone matrix in the center if the diaphysis making the marrow canal  
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What is red bone marrow replaced with after birth?   yellow bone marrow  
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What is yellow bone marrow made of?   fat  
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Where does red bone marrow remain?   in the spongy bone of short, flat , and irregular bones  
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What factors affect bone growth and maintenance?   heredity, nutrition, hormones, and exercise  
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For bones, what does exercise mean?   bearing weight - without this bones will lose calcium much faster than it is replaced  
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what gland produces growth hormone?   anterior pituitary gland  
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What does growth hormone do?   increases rate of mitosis of chondrocytes and osteoblasts and increases the rate of protein synthesis  
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What gland produces thyroxine?   thryroid gland  
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What does thyroxine do?   increases the rate of protein synthesis and increases energy production from all food types  
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What produces insulin and what is its purpose?   pancreas, and it increases energy production from glucose  
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What gland produces parathyroid hormone?   parathyroid gland  
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What is the purpose of the parathyroid gland?   raises blood calcium level, increases the absorption of calcium by the small intestines and kidneys  
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What gland produces calcitonin?   thyroid gland  
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What is the purpose of calcitonin?   lowers blood calcium level  
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respectfully, what produces estrogen and testosterone and what are their purposes?   ovaries and testes, promotes closure of the epiphyses of long bones and helps retain calcium in bones to maintain a strong bone matrix  
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What type of fracture has broken parts that are still in anatomical position and minimal tissue damage?   simple(closed)  
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What fracture is where the broken end of the bone has been moved and it pierces the skin with extensive damage to surronding blood vessels, nerves, and muscles?   compound(open)  
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What fracture does the bone split longitudinally and occurs more often in children?   greenstick  
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Two or more intersecting breaks create several bone fragments are called?   comminuted  
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The broken ends of a bone are forced into one another and many bone fragments may be created in this kind of fracture?   impacted  
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When a bone breaks without apparent trauma, it is called?   pathological(spontaneous)  
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What disease is characterized by excessive loss of calcium without sufficient replacrment?   osteoporosis  
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toward the back   dorsal  
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toward the front   ventral  
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away from the midline/at the side   lateral  
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toward the midline   medial  
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closest to the point of attachment   proximal  
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farthest from the point of attachment   distal  
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a connective tissue made of chondrocytes in a protein matrix   cartilage  
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a sac of synovial fluid that decreases friction between a tendon and a bone   bursae  
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a fibrous connective structure that connects bone to bone   ligament  
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what are the cells that make up fibrous connective tissue?   fibroblasts  
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What is fibrous connective tissue most important characteristic?   strength  
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What is the purpose of the periosteum in long bones?   anchors structures and contains blood vessels that enter the bone itself and osteoblast if bone is damaged  
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rounded projection that enters into the formation of a joint   condyle  
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rounded projection beyond a narrow neckline   head  
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What area of attachment is a very large process?   trochanter  
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what area of attachment is a ridge?   crest  
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what area of attachment is a sharp promient projection?   spine  
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meatus   a tube shaped opening  
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foramen   a hole  
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sinus   a cavity or sponge  
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What forms the axis of the body and what does it contain?   axial skeleton - skull, vertebral column, and rib cage  
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What supports the appendages and what does it contain?   appendicular skeleton - arms, legs, shoulder, and pelvic girdle  
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stretching or tearing of the ligaments or joint?   sprain  
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How many bones are in the body?   206  
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skull consists of how many cranial bones?   8  
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what are canial bones?   frontal bone, left and right parietal, occipital, left and right temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid  
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The skull contains how many facial bones?   14  
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what bone supports base of tongue?   hyoid  
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forms the forehead and anterior part of the top of the skull   frontal bone  
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forms the posterior top and much of the side walls of the skull   parietal bones  
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on the side of the skull and contains the ear canl,middle ear cavity, and inner ear labyrinth   temporal  
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forms lower. posterior part of the braincase   occipital  
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large opening for the spinal cord and the two condyles   foramen magnum  
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shaped like a bat, visible on the side of the skull between the frontal and temporal bones   sphenoid  
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has a vertical projection called the crista galli that anchors the cranial meninges, forms the roof and upper walls of the nasal cavity, and upper part of the nasal septum   ethmoid  
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immovable joints between the cranial bones   sutures  
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only movable facial bone   mandible  
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joint between mandible and temporal bone   condyloid joint  
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forms the anterior portion of the hard palate, two upper jaw bones   maxillae  
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these two bones form the bridge of the nose where they articulate with the frontal bone   nasal bones  
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these two bones form the point of the cheek and articulates with the maixilla, frontal bone, and temporal bone   zygomatic bone  
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at the medial side of each orbit, contains the lacrimal sac   lacrimal bone  
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posterior portion of the hard palate   palatine bones  
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forms the lower part of the nasal septum and articulates with the ethmoid bone   vomer  
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scroll like bones that curl downward from the sides of the nasal cavities, help increase surface area of the nasal mucosa   conchae  
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air cavities located in the maxillae, and frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones   paranasal sinuses  
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air cavities in the mastoid process of each temporal bone, they open into the middle ear   mastoid sinus  
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three auditory bones within the middle ear cavity   malleus, incus, and stapes  
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where are the cervical vertebrae located and how many are there?   neck, 7  
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what is the first cervical vertebrae called and what is its purpose?   atlas, supports skull and pivots  
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what is the second cervical vertebrae called and what is its purpose?   axis, pivot, enables head to turn  
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articulates with the ribs on the posterior side   thoracic vertebrae  
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how many thoracic vertebrae are there?   12  
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how many lumbar vertebrae are there?   5  
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largest and strongert bones of the spine, located in the small of the back   lumbar vertebrae  
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permits the articulation of the two hip bones   sacrum  
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what is the joint called that permits the articulation of the two hip bones?   sacroiliac joints  
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how many fused vertebrae of the sacrum?   5  
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remnants of tail vertbrae with some muscles of the perinium attached to it   coccyx  
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how many vertebrae of the coccyx?   4 or 5  
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continous tunnel lined with meninges within the bones that contain the spinal cord and protect it from mechanical injury   vertebral canal  
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supporting part of the vertebrae   body  
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what are discs made of?   fibrous cartilage  
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direction of cervical curve   forward  
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direction of thoracic curve   backward  
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direction of lumbar curve   forward  
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direction of sacral curve   backward  
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protects lungs, liver, and heart   rib cage  
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directly involved with functioning of respiratory system   rib cage  
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three parts of the sternum   manubrium, body, xiphoid process  
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rib cage consists of?   12 pairs of ribs and sternum  
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first 7 pairs of ribs   true ribs  
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next 3 pairs of ribs   false ribs  
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last 2 pairs of ribs   floating ribs  
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all the ribs articulate posteriorly with?   the thoracic vertebrae  
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attaches the arms to the axial skeleton   shoulder girdle  
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bones of the shoulder   scapula and clavicle  
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articulates laterally with the scapula   clavicle  
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long bone of upper arm   humerus  
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elbow is what kind of joint?   hinge joint  
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forearm bones   ulna and radius  
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bone on the thumb side   radius  
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bone on little finger side   ulna  
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carpals   8 small bones of the wrist  
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metacarpals   5 bones of the palm of the hand  
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phalanges   bones of the fingers  
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articulate with the axial skeleton of the sacrum   pelvic girdle  
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3 major parts of the hip bone   ilium, ischium, pubis  
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two pubic bones articulate with one another at the?   pubic symphysis  
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long bone of thigh   femur  
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tarsals   7 bones in the ankles  
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metatarsals   5 long bones of each foot  
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phalanges   bones of the toes  
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weight bearing bone of the lower leg   tibia  
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kneecap   patella  
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does not bear much weight for the lower leg   fibula  
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calcaneus   heel bone  
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where 2 bones meet or articulate   joint  
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immovable joint   synarthrosis  
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example of synarthrosis   suture -fibrous connective tissue between bone surfaces - between cranial bones, between facial bones  
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slightly movable joint   amphiarthrosis  
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example of amphiarthrosis   synovial - disc of fibrous cartilage between bones - between vertebrae, between pubic bones  
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freely movable joint   diathrosis  
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types of diathrosis joints   ball and socket, hinge, condyloid, pivot, gliding, saddle  
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ball and socket   movement in all planes, scapula and humerus, pelvic bone and femur  
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hinge   movement in one plane, humerus and ulna, femur and tibia, between phalanges  
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condyloid   movement in one plane with some lateral movement, temporal bone and mandible  
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pivot   rotation, atlas and axis, radius and ulna  
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gliding   side-to-side movement, between carpals  
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saddle   movement in several planes, carpometacarpal of thumb  
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all diarthroses are what kinds of joints because they share similar structures?   synovial  
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small sacs of synovial fluid between the joints and tendons   bursae  
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inflammation if joint   arthritis  
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kyphosis   exaggerated thoracic curve - hunchback  
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lordosis   exaggerated lumbar curve - swayback  
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abnormal lateral curvature   scoliosis  
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