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Chapter 19: Photos
The Skeletal System
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11/11/2011

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- Protrusion of the center (nucleus pulposus) of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal; ruptured or "slipped" disk

 

- The central mass of the disk protrudes into the spinal canal, putting pressure on the spinal nerve root

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- Composed of 206 bones

 

----Funciton----

 

- Forms framework of body

 

- Protects vital organs

 

- Works with muscular system for movement

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Axial Skeleton Includes:

- Skull (8 cranial bones, 14 facial)

- Spinal Column

- Ribs

- Sternum

 

Spinal Column Includes:

26 vertebrae divided into 5 regions:

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, and Coccyx

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Appendicular Skeleton Includes:

- Arm Bones

- Leg Bones

- Shoulder Girdle

- Pelvis (two pelvic bones; formed of three fused bones)

- Ilium (large, flared upper bone)

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Skull from the left

- Coronal Suture

- Squamous Suture

- Lambdoid Suture

- Mastoid Process

- Styloid Process

- Hyoid

- Lacrimal

 

- Suture: immovable joint, such as joints between skull bones

 

- Ligament: strong band of connective tissue that joins one bone to another

 

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Fracture Types

 

- Closed: simple fracture with no open wound

 

- Colles: fracture of the distal end of the radius with backward displacement of the hand

 

- Comminuted: fracture in which the bone is splintered or crush

 

- Compression: fracture caused by force from both ends, as to a vertebra

 

- Greenstick: one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent

 

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- Impacted: one fragment is driven into the other

 

- Oblique: break occurs at an angle across the bone; usually one fragment slips by the other

 

- Open: fracture is associated with an open wound, or broken bone protrudes through the skin

 

- Pott: fracture of the distal end of the fibula with injury to the tibial joint

 

- Spiral: fracture is in a spiral or S shape; usually caused by twisting injuries

 

- Transverse: a break at right angles to the long axis of a bone

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