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Ch 8 skeleton system

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