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Details Title: human bones Description: Bones Total Flash Cards: 56 Created: 11/21/2004 18:50:34	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Endoskeletal Definition internal skeletal system Term how many bones in human body Definition 206 Term about how many bones are we born with Definition about 300 Term how manys bones do the skull and jaw have Definition 21 Term how manys bones do the spine and back have Definition 26 Term how manys bones do the ribs have Definition two sets of 12 Term how manys bones do the shoulders have Definition 2 Term how manys bones do the arms have Definition 3 Term how manys bones do the wrist have Definition 8 Term how manys bones do the hands and fingers have Definition 19 Term how manys bones do the upper limb have Definition 32 Term how manys bones do the lower limb have Definition 31 Term how manys bones do the hip have Definition 1 Term how manys bones do the legs have Definition 4 Term how manys bones do the ankles have Definition 7 Term how manys bones do the feet and toes have Definition 19 Term functions of bones Definition protect organs,, support body,, and give shape Term Parts of the skeleton Definition Axial skeleton,,, Appendicular Term Bone types Definition Flat bone- protect and support body organs,,, long bones-strong and hollow light support and weigh for movement. Term what are the functions of the bones Definition protect body organs,, help muscles move,, most blood cells are made in bones,, store fat and minerals Term wheres cartilage located Definition ear,,nose,,around joints,, and between vertibraes Term facts about cartilage Definition stong flexible mater,, give body shape,, keeps bones from grinding,, acts like shock absorber,, at birth bones form from cartilage Term order of ossification Definition 1. cartilage absorbs calcium from blood(dissolvable),,2. dissolved calcium changes compounds into something thats non-dissolvable,,3. calcium deposited in cartilage where it hardens and becomes bone. Term ligament connection Definition connects bone to bone (stretchy) Term tendon connection Definition muscle to bone Term name 4 types of joints Definition Ball and socket,, pirotal,,hinge,,and gliding Term ball and socket joint Definition (shoulders and hips) allow full range motion Term pirotal joint Definition head and neck,, side-to-side and up-and down Term hinge joints Definition (elbow,knee,finger,toes) allow backward and forward movement Term gliding joints Definition (vertebrae, wrist) allow movement in many directions,, bones sliding along eachother Term Muscle system Definition forced behind skeleton,, long cells and fibers,, nerves and blood vessels. Term name 3 types of muscles Definition smooth muscles,, skeletal muscles,, cardiac muscles Term smooth muscle Definition involuntary,, found in walls of organs and vessels Term skeletal muscle Definition voluntary,, connected to skeleton,, striped or striated Term cardiac Definition involuntary,,only found in hear,, branched or weaving. Term muscle action Definition electrical impulse from brain to contract,, work in pairs Term extensor (muscle) Definition straighten out toward joint Term flexor(muscle) Definition muscles bind at joint Term skull Definition Cranium,, flat bone,, and axial Term jaw Definition madible,, irregular,, appendicular Term breast bone Definition sternum,,flat bone,, axial Term ribs Definition ribs,,appendicular,,flat Term radius Definition appendicular,,long bone Term ulna Definition (out when thumb points out),, appendicular,,long bone Term femur Definition appendicular,,long bone Term tibia Definition appendicular,,long bone Term ankle Definition tarsals,,appendicular,, short Term toes Definition phalanges,, long bone,,appendicular Term fibula Definition appendicular,, long bone Term knee Definition patella,,appendicular,,short bone Term fingers Definition phalanges,,appendicular,,long bone Term wrist Definition carpals,, appendicular,,short bone Term tail bone Definition axial,, irregular Term hip bone Definition pelvis,,appendicular,, irregular Term vertebrae Definition appendicular,,irregular Term humerous Definition axial,, long bone