Term
| What are the functions of bones? |
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Definition
- framework for body
- attachment site for ligaments and tendons
- serve as levers enabling movement
- produce blood cells
- store minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium |
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Term
| What comprises the axial skeleton? |
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Definition
Skull
Rib cage
Vertebral column |
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Term
| What comprises the appendicular skeleton? |
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Definition
Upper and lower extremities.
Shoulder and pelvic girdles. |
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Term
| What are the bones of the shoulder girdle? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the bones of the pelvic girdle? |
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Definition
Pelvis: ilium, ischium, pubis
Sacrum
Coccyx
(Femur) |
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Term
| What are the types of bones? |
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Definition
Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid |
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Term
| How to long bones serve the body? |
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Definition
| Function as levers and provide storage. |
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Term
| How to short bones serve the body? |
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Definition
| They provide strength and storage. |
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Term
| How to long flat bones serve the body? |
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Definition
| They provide protection and attachment sites. |
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Term
| How to irregular bones serve the body? |
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Definition
| Provide stability and support as well as attachment sites. |
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Term
| How to sesamoid bones serve the body? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| How are joints held together? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the classifications of joints? |
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Definition
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial |
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Term
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Definition
Connected by fibrous connective tissue.
No joint cavity.
Little or no movement.
Eg. Sutures connecting plates of skull. |
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Term
| Describe cartilaginous joints. |
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Definition
They are connected by fibrous cartilage.
No joint cavity.
Little or no movement.
Eg. Pubic symphysis. |
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Term
| Describe synovial joints. |
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Definition
-Bones are separated by a joint cavity filled with synovial fluid.
- Joint cavity allows free movement.
-Bone ends are covered with hyaline cartilage.
-The joint is surrounded by an articular capsule. |
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Term
| Name the types of synovial joints. |
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Definition
Gliding
Saddle
Hinge
Pivot/swivel
Ellipsoid/condyloid
Ball and socket |
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Term
| Give examples of gliding joints. |
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Definition
Intercarpals
Intertarsals
Sacroiliac |
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Term
| Give examples of saddle joints. |
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Definition
| Carpometacarpal joint of thumb. |
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Term
| Give examples of hinge joints. |
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Definition
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Term
| Give examples of pivot joints. |
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Definition
Elbow (radioulnar)
Neck (atlanto-axial) |
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Term
| Give examples of condyloid joints. |
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Definition
Wrist (carpals and radius/ulna)
Knuckles (metacarpals/phalanges) |
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Term
| Give examples of ball and socket joints. |
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Definition
Hip (coxal)
Shoulder (glenohumeral) |
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Term
| What's the difference between tendons and ligaments? |
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Definition
Tendons bind muscle to bone.
Ligaments connect bone to bone. |
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