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skeletal system

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Bones are made of   living tissue  
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Long Bones   long axes and expanded ends (ex: bones in forearm/femur)  
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Short Bones   Somewhat cubed and length/width are somewhat equal (ex:bones in wrist and ankle)  
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Flat Bones   platelike with broad surfaces (ex: Ribs, Scapula and some bones of skull)  
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Irregular Bones   come in variety of shapes and usually connected to several other bones. (ex: vertebrae and facial bones)  
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Sesamoid Bones   Round, nodular, and embedded in the tendons (ex: the kneecap (patella) )  
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Epiphysis   expanded portion at the end of the bone. This comes together with another bone and forms a joint and coated with a layer of articular cartilage  
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Diaphysis   The shaft of the bone between the epiphysis. (The long part of the bone)  
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Periosteum   A vascular covering of the fibrous tissue that enclosed the bone. (Helps for and repair bone tissue)  
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Compact Bone   Tightly packed bone on the wall of the diaphysis  
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Spongy Bone   (Located on the epiphysises) Consists of numerous branching bony plates.  
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Medullary Cavity   Holow chamber inside the bone. The inside is lined with cells called Endosteum  
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Marrow   specialized soft connective tissue that lines the medullary cavity  
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Bones cells are called   Osteocytes  
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Intramembranous Bones   These are broad, flat bones of the skull  
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Endochondral Bones   These bones make up most of the bones of the skeleton  
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2 types of osteocytes   osteoclasts and osteoblasts  
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Osteoclasts   dissolve bone matrix  
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Osteoblasts   replace bone matrix  
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What are the two major portions of the skeleton?   The appendicular skeleton and the Axial skeleton  
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Axial skeleton   Head, neck, and trunk  
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Skull   consists of cranium (brain case) and the facial bones  
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Hyoid Bone   Located in the neck below lower jaw  
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Vertebral column (backbone)   Consists of many vertebrae that connect. At the bottom they fuse together to form the sacrum  
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Thoracic cage   protects the viscera of the thoracic cavity and upper abdomen  
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How many pairs of ribs are there?   12  
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Appendicular skeleton   upper and lower limbs and the bones that attach them to the axial skeleton  
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Pectoral Girdle   Consists of scapula and clavical  
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Upper limbs   consists of humerus (upper arm bone), radius, ulna (forearm bone), 8 carpals (wrist bone), metacarpals (Hand/palm bone), and the phalanges (fingers)  
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Pelvic Girdle   2 hip bones  
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Lower limbs   Femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), fibula (lower leg bone), meta tarsals (foot bone), and phalanges (toes)  
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Bone Function   Shape, support and protect body structure  
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What are the four parts of a lever?   rod/bar(bone), falcrum(Joints), object/resistance(weight of object), and a force that gives energy to move(muscle).  
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Hematopoesis   process of blood cell formation  
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The two kinds of marrow are   Red and yellow  
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The skull consists of how many bones   44 (22 attached, 8 make up cranium, 14 form face)  
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The skulls bones are fused together by lines called   sutures  
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The mandible   forms the lower jaw  
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The cranium   protects and encloses the brain  
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Frontal bone (forehead)   located above the eyes  
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Parietal bone   located on each side of the skull  
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Occipital bone   Forms the back of the skull and the base if the cranium  
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Temporal bone   Form part of the sides ans base of the cranium  
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Sphenoid bone   Located between several bones toward the front of the cranium  
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Ethmoid bone   Located in front of the sphenoid bone  
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The facial skeleton has how many bones?   13 immovable bones and a lower jawbone  
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Maxillae   forms the upper jaw and makes up the roof of the mouth (hard palate) and the floors of the orbit and nasal cavity.  
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Palatine bones   located behind the maxilla  
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Zygomatic bones   located below and to the sides of the eyes (cheek bones)  
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Lacrimal bones   Thin bone located in the medial wall of orbit (between eye sockets)  
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Nasal bones   These are long and thin. Rectangular and lay side by side  
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Vomer bone   located in middle of the middle cavity  
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Inferior nasal conchae   Inferior shaped bones attached to the sides of the nasal cavity  
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Manible   The lower jawbone  
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Fontanel   Membranous areas of incomplete intramembranous ossification. (permit some movement between bones)  
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Vertebral column   Extends from the skull to the pelvis  
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Typical vertebrae   drum shaped body (thick portion)  
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Cervical vertebrae   The cervical vertebrae of the neck  
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Thoracic vertebrae   contains 2 vertebrae that are longer than the cervical vertebrae  
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Lumbar vertebrae   located in the small of the neck  
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Sacrum   Triangular Structures  
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Coccyx (tailbone)   lowest part of the vertebral column  
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The thoracic cage   Includes ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternum, and costal cartilage  
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How many true ribs are there?   7  
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How many false ribs are there?   5  
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How many floating ribs are there?   3  
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Sternum (breastbone)   Located in the middle of the thoracic cage  
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Manubrium   Top part of the sternum  
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Body   Middle part of the sternum  
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Xiphoid Process   Lower part of the sternum  
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Pectoral girdle (shoulder girdle)   Composed of 2 clavicles and 2 scapula  
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Clavicles (collarbone)   Shaped like a rod, located at the base of the neck, and help hold the shoulder blade in place  
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Scapulae (shoulder blades)   Shaped like triangles, located on each side of the upper back  
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ROM   range of motion  
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Contracture   Tightening and shortening of a muscle  
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Muscle Atrophy   Muscles shrink and become weak  
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Circulatory Impairment   Circulation of the blood is impaired  
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Mineral Loss   Bones lose calcium  
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active ROM   Patients perform exercises on their own  
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Active Assistive ROM   Patient actively moves joints but needs assistance to complete full ROM  
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Passive ROM   Another person moves each joint for a patient that is unable to move  
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Resistive ROM   Administered by a therapist  
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Abduction   Moving a part away from the midline of the body  
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Adduction   Moving a part toward the midline of the body  
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Flexion   Bending a body part  
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Extension   Straightening a body part  
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Hypertension   Excessive Straightening of a body part  
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Rotation   Moving a body part around its own axis  
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Cirucumduction   Moving in a circle at a point  
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Pronation   Turning a body part upward  
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Supination   Turning a body part upward  
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Opposition   Touching each of the fingers to the tip of the thumb  
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Inversion   Turning a body part inward  
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Eversion   Turning a body part outward  
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Dorsiflexion   Bending backward  
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Plantar flexion   Bending forward  
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Radial Deviation   Moving toward the thumb side of hand  
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Ulnar Deviation   Moving toward the little finger side of the hand  
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Joint   Functional junction between bones  
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Fibrous Joints   Between bones that are close together (bines bones together) (ex: between flat bones of skull)  
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Cartilaginous Joints   Hyaline cartilage binds these together (ex: between vertebrae)  
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Synovial Joints   Most joints of the skeletal system, allow free movement  
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Ball and Socket joint   Globe or egg shaped head that articulates with a cup shaped cavity of another bone (ex: shoulder and hip)  
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Condyloid Joint   Oval shaped condile fits into elliptical cavity of another bone (ex: metacarpals and phalanges)  
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Gliding Joint   mostly flat, allow sliding and twisting movements (ex: wrist and ankle)  
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Hinge Joints   Convex surface of bone fits into concave surface of another (ex: elbow and phalanges)  
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Pivot Joints   Cylinder surface of one bone rotates in a ring of another bone (ex:radius and ulna)  
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Saddle joints   Articulating bones have concave and convex regions (ex: carpals and metacarpals)  
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Flexion   Bending parts so that the angle between them decreases (bending arm)  
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Extension   Straightening parts so that the angle between them increases (straightening arm)  
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Dorsiflexion   Movement at the ankle that brings the foot closer to the shin (walking on your heels)  
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Plantar Flexion   Movement at the ankle that brings the foot father from the shin (walking on or pointing toes)  
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Hyperextension   Extension of the parts at a joints beyond the anatomical position (bending the head back)  
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Abduction   Moving a part away from the midway of the body  
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Adduction   Moving a part toward the midline  
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Rotation   Moving a part around on a axis  
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Circumduction   Moving a part so that its ends follow a circular path  
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pronation   Turning the hand so that the palm is downward  
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Supination   Turning the hand so that the palm is upward  
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Eversion   Turning the foot so the plantar surface faces laterally  
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Inversion   Turning the foot so the plantar surface faces medially  
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Retraction   Moving a part backward  
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Protraction   Moving a part forward  
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Elevation   Raising a part  
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Depression   Lowering a part  
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Upper limb   Forms the framework of the arm, forearm and hand  
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Humerus   Extends from the scapula to the elbow  
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Radius   Located on thumb side of forearm  
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Ulna   Longer than radius  
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Hand   Made up of wrist, palm and fingers  
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How many phalanges does each finger have   3  
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How many phalanges does the thumb have   2  
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