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The Skeletal System
M6
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Nursing
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05/30/2013

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Term
Four types of bones
Definition
Long, Short, Flat, Irregular
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Articular Cartilage
Definition
Located at the end of a long bone
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Diaphysis
Definition
hollow tube made of hard, compact bone,
Term
Epiphyses
Definition
red bone marrow fills in spaces in the spongy bone composing the epiphyses
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Osteon
Definition
Building block of bones
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Function of bones
Definition
Support Protection Movement Storage Hematopoiesis
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Purpose
Definition
Provides a ridged framework and support structure for the whole body
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Bone Support
Definition
All soft tissue hang from the frame
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Bone Protection
Definition
Protect vital organs (brain, Heart, Lungs, lower abdominal and internal reproductve organs
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Muscles
Definition
Anchored firmly to bones
Term
Bone Storage
Definition
calcium storage for normal nerves and muscle function
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Hematopoiesis
Definition
Blood cell formation in the red bone marrow
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3 things in bone marrow
Definition
Red & White Blood cells and Platelets
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Long Bones
Definition
Have greater length than width and consist of a shaft and a variable number of endings
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Irregular Bones
Definition
Spinal colom is the only bone
Term
Articular Cartilage
Definition
Protects from friction
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Compact Bone
Definition
Hard dense tissue in long bones
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
Shaft
Term
Endosteum
Definition
wrapping of inside bone, Lines medullary cavity
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Epiphysis
Definition
End of long bone
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Peristeum
Definition
Outer covering
Term
Osteoblasts
Definition
bone forming cells
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Osteoclasts
Definition
Bone absorbing cells
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Osteocytes
Definition
Bone Cell
Term
endochondral ossification
Definition
bones are formed from cartilage
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Intramembranous Bone Formation
Definition
Formed by layers of conective tissue
Term
Two divisons of skelatin
Definition
axial and appendicular
Term
# of bones in Skull
Definition
22 Bones
Term
Infantile Skull
Definition
Incomplete development, with fibrous membrane connecting the cranial bones
Term
Spine
Definition
Cervical 7, Thoracic 12, Lumbar 5 Sacrum 5 Coccyx 1
Term
Veerebral Column
Definition
Concsists of 26 vertebrae
Term
C-1 Atlas
Definition
Supports the head
Term
C-2 odontoid
Definition
Pivot point for head
Term
Thoracic Cage
Definition
12 pair of ribs. Supports pectoral gridle
Term
3 kinds of ribs
Definition
True 7, False 4, Floating 2
Term
Pectoral Girdle
Definition
Two clavicals and two scapulae
Term
Clavicle
Definition
To hold shoulders in place
Term
Scapulae
Definition
Broad trianglar bones
Term
Humerus
Definition
Second Largest bone
Term
Hand & wrist
Definition
8 Carples 5 metacarples 5 sets of phalanges
Term
3 phalanges per every finger
Definition
Proximal middle and distal
Term
Pelvic Girdle
Definition
2 cocae bones. The sacrum, coccyx and pelvic girdle
Term
pelvice girdle protects
Definition
Urinary bladder distal end of intestines and the internal reproductive organds
Term
Coxa bone
Definition
Ilium ischium pubis
Term
Femur
Definition
Largest bone in the body hip to knee
Term
Tibia
Definition
Shinbone, Lower leg weight baering
Term
Fibula
Definition
Not weight baering
Term
Foot
Definition
7 tarsal bones, 5 metatarsals, 5 phalanges
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Ball and socket
Definition
Ball shaped head of bone articulates with cup shaped socket
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Condyloid
Definition
oval Shaped condylode one bone articulates w and elliptical cavity. Metacarpals and phalanges
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Gliding
Definition
Articulating surfaces are nearlt Flat or slightly curved. Wrist and ankle bones
Term
Hinge
Definition
Convex surface of one bone artculates w concave surface Elbow
Term
Pivot
Definition
Cylindrical surface of one bone articulates w a ring of bone and fibrous tisue. Proximal ends of radius
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Saddle
Definition
Articulating surfaces have both concave and covex regions. Carpel and metacarpel
Term
abduction
Definition
away from body
Term
Adduction
Definition
toward the body
Term
Circumduction
Definition
circular movement
Term
Flexion
Definition
Reduces the angle of the joint
Term
Joints
Definition
functional junctions between bones. classified according to degree of movement
Term
Types of joints
Definition
Immovable, (synarthoses) Slightly movable (amphiarthroses) , Freely movable (diarthroses)
Term
joints grouped be tissue type
Definition
Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial
Term
Fibrous
Definition
Thin layer of conective tissue, no appreciable movement takes place, found in synarthroses joints
Term
Cartilaginous
Definition
found in amphiarthroses joints, Connected by discs of fibrocartilage or hyaline. Cartilaginous joints allow limited movement
Term
Synovial
Definition
Diarthroses joints, Most joints in skeletal system. Free movement.
Term
Synovial Joints Classified
Definition
Ball and socket, Gliding, Hinge, Pivot, Saddle
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Spongy bone
Definition
spaces that can be filled with marrow
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Suture
Definition
joints of my skull
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