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| what are two functions of the skeletal system? |
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1. supporting and protecting the body as an internal framework.
2. Provides a system of levers with which the skeletal muscles work to move the body.
3.Bones store the lipids and minerals (Ca2+)
4. Marrow cavities of bone provide a site for hematopoiesis (BC formation) |
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| What are the bones that make up the axial skeletal system? |
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Skull
Vertebrae
Ribs
Hyoid
Sternum |
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| What bones make up the appendicular skeleton? |
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Pelvic Gurdle
Pectoral Gurdle
Arms
Legs |
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| Where is hyaline cartilage found? |
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| Costal cartilages of ribs, nose, end of long bones |
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| Where is elastic cartilage found? |
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| Where is fibrocartilage found? |
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| Between intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, knee joint |
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bones that are longer than they are wide.
Arms and Legs |
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short cube shaped bones
carpals and tarsals |
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Thin wafer-like bones
skull bones |
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oddly shaped bones
vertebrae |
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| bones formed within tendons such as the patella |
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bones formed within suture lines of the skull bones
Pterion Ossicle |
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Composed of thin layer of compact bone that encloses spongy bone.
The end of a long bone |
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Compsed of compact bone
The shaft of a long bone |
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| Sharpey's (Perforating) Fibers |
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| Fibers of the periosteum that penetrate into the bone |
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| Marrow (Medullary) Cavity |
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hollow space in the diaphysis of a long bone where bone marrow is found
Lined by spongy bone |
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| Looks smooth and homogenous |
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| Has lots of open spaces, composed of trabeculae |
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large rounded projection, may be roughened.
Vertebrae
At M&L attachmen |
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| narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
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| Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only example is on femur) |
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| Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest |
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| Small rounded process or projection |
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| Raised area on or above a condyle |
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| Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
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| Bony expansion carried on narrow neck |
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| Smooth, nearly flat articulate surface |
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| Rounded articular projection |
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| Rounded or oval opening through a bone |
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| Indentation at the edge of a structure |
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| Bone filled cavity filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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| Shallow basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
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