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Anatomy and Physiology Lesson 5
Skeletal system
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Nursing
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01/10/2012

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Term
Abduction
Definition
Moving a limb away from the midline
Term
Acetabulum
Definition
Socket at which the head of the femur articulates with the pelvis.
Term
Acromion
Definition
The posterior surface of the scapula bears a prominent spine that widens at its lateral end to form an articulation with the clavicle.
Term
Adduction
Definition
Moving a limb toward the midline.
Term
Amphiarthrotic
Definition
slightly flexible joints
Term
Annulus fibrosus
Definition
the outer tough part of the intervertebral discs.
Term
Axilla
Definition
armpit
Term
Ball-and-socket joint
Definition
Examples: Shoulder, hip
Term
Bilateral pedicles
Definition
Projecting posteriorly from the centrum and supporting the two superior and two inferior articular processes, they are points of contact between adjacent vertebrae.
Term
Bregma
Definition
The point at which the coronal suture unites with the sagittal suture.
Term
Bursa
Definition
Synovial membrane within the articular capsule, containing a small amount of synovial fluid, lubricating the movement of the articular cartilages over one another.
Term
Calcaneus
Definition
Bone that forms the heel of the foot.
Term
Circumduction
Definition
Moving a limb or finger o form a cone in space.
Term
Condoyle
Definition
rounded articular surface that forms part of a sliding joint
Term
Condyloid joint
Definition
Examples: knuckles, wrist
Term
Coxal bone
Definition
Bone formed by the fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
Term
Crest
Definition
A process that has an elongated line or ridge
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
Shaft of a bone
Term
Diarthrotic
Definition
freely flexible joints
Term
Dorsiflexion
Definition
bending foot (up) toward lower leg.
Term
Epicondyle
Definition
raised area on a condyle, typically the site of attachment of ligaments for that joint
Term
Epiphysis
Definition
Ends of a bone; composed of compact bone lined with cancellous bone.
Term
Eversion
Definition
Turning the sole of the foot laterally.
Term
Extension
Definition
Increasing a joint angle
Term
Facet
Definition
small articular surface or site of attachment of a tendon or ligament
Term
Femur
Definition
Longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body.
Term
Fibrous
Definition
Type of cartilage that makes up the intervertebral discs
Term
Fibula
Definition
Smaller of the two leg bones that lies below the knee.
Term
Fissure
Definition
narrow slit-like opening
Term
Flexion
Definition
decreasing a joint angle
Term
Fossa (fovia)
Definition
Articular surface: shallow depression
Term
Head
Definition
proximal end of a long bone in which the metaphysis and ephysis are expanded to increase the size of the articular surface
Term
Hinge joint
Definition
Examples: Elbow, ankle, knee
Term
Hyaline
Definition
Type of cartilage that makes up the flexible part of the nose
Term
Inversion
Definition
Turning the sole of the foot medially.
Term
Lambdoidal suture
Definition
joins occipital to parietals
Term
Malleolus
Definition
the distal ends of the tibia and fibula have such projections that articulate with the talus of the foot
Term
Metaphysis
Definition
Widened area at the end of a bone. Joins the bone's shank to its heads.
Term
Occipitomastoid suture
Definition
joins occipital to temporals
Term
Pelvic brim
Definition
Line that splits the pelvis into the false pelvis and true pelvis.
Term
Perichondrium
Definition
The membrane capsule that surrounds all cartilaginous structures
Term
Pivot joint
Definition
Example: atlas and axis
Term
Plane joint
Definition
Example: intervertebral joints between the vertebrae of the spine
Term
Process: ala
Definition
wing-shaped process
Term
Process: cornu
Definition
horn-shaped process
Term
Process: crest
Definition
elongated line or ridge
Term
Process: hamulus
Definition
hook-shaped process
Term
Process: spine
Definition
pointed process
Term
Process: tubercle/tuberosity
Definition
small/large rounded process, typically a site of attachment for a tendon or ligament
Term
Pronation
Definition
Rotating the forearm posteriorly
Term
Protraction
Definition
Nonangular movement toward the anterior
Term
Retraction
Definition
Nonangular movement toward the posterior
Term
Rotation
Definition
Turning a bone around its own long axis
Term
Saddle joint
Definition
Example: joint at the ball of the wrist.
Term
Sinus
Definition
cavity filled with air and lined with mucus membrane (found only in the skull)
Term
Squamosal suure
Definition
joins temporals to parietals
Term
Sulcus
Definition
groove or trench in which nerves, blood vessels, or tendons lie
Term
Supination
Definition
Rotating the forearm anteriorly.
Term
Synarthrotic
Definition
inflexible joints
Term
Talus
Definition
Bone in the foot that articulates with the tibia and fibula.
Term
Tibia
Definition
Larger of the two leg bones that lies below the knee.
Term
Trochlea
Definition
grooved articular surface that has the appearance of a pulley
Term
coronal suture
Definition
joins frontal to parietals
Term
foramen
Definition
round or oval opening allowing passage of nerves and blood vessels
Term
meatus
Definition
tubular passage containing soft tissue
Term
process
Definition
distinct projection from the bone surface
Term
sagittal suture
Definition
joins parietal to parietal
Term
Cancelli
Definition
Blood-filled spaces in spongy bone surrounded by a network of mineralized spicules.
Term
Capitulum
Definition
One of two condyles at the distal end of the humerus that articulates with the radius
Term
Centrum
Definition
A feature common to all vertebrae, a depression in which the intervertebral disc rests.
Term
Calcitonin
Definition
A thyroid secretion that acts to protect against increases in plasma Ca++ by stimulating bone formation.
Term
Cruciate ligaments
Definition
Connects the medial meniscus with the medial epicondyle.
Term
Costal groove
Definition
Located on the rib in the inferior inner surface that carries a costal nerve and blood vessels.
Term
- Vitamin D
- calcitonin
- parathormone
- estrogens
- testosterone
Definition
Hormones that control bone growth and mineralization
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