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Musculoskeletal Sys

Musculoskeletal System

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What is the function of the Musculoskeletal System? Support - Gives Body Shape - Allows movement - Protection of Organs - Produce red + white blood cells via bone marrow
What are the Classifications of Bones? Long Bones - Short Bones - Flat Bones - Irregular Bones
How many facial bones are there? 14
How many cranial bones are there? 8
What is the skull fused by? Sutures
Where is the Foramen Magnum? Base of Skull - Where spinal cord exits the cranium
How many vertebrae are in the back? 33 7 -Cervical 12 - Thoracic 5 - Lumbar 5 - Sacral (Fused) 4 -Coccygeal (Fused)
What are C1 + C2 known as? Atlas + Axis
What kind of Joint is at the Atlas + Axis? Atlantoxial Joint - Pivot Joint
Where is the Hyoid bone located? In the Neck
Where is the Xiphoid process located? At the end of the Sternum
How many true ribs are there? 7
How many false ribs are there? 8-10
How many floating ribs are there? 11-12
How many pairs of ribs are there? 12
Where is the Manubrium located? Uppermost section of the Sternum + articulates with the Sternoclavicular Joint
What is the smallest bone in the middle ear called? Stapes
How many bones does the middle ear have? 3 - Hammer (Malleus) - Anvil (Incus) - Stirrup (Stapes)
What are the bones in the fingers called? Phlanges
What are the bones in the hand called? Metacarpals
What bones make up the Pelvis? Saccrum - Coccyx - Ischium - Ilium - Pubis
What is the function of the Pelvis? Supports contents of the abdomen - supports weight of the spine to the lower limbs
What is a Joint? Any place in the body where bones meet
What are 3 types of Joints? Fibrous - Cartilaginous - Synovial
What are the 3 types of Fibrous Joints? Sutures - Joints that hold skull together Gomphoses - Joints that hold teeth in place Syndesmoses - Joints that hold 2 closely related bones together Eg. Tibia + Fibula
What are Cartilaginous Joints? Cushioned by layer of cartilage that joins bones together eg. Joints where ribs meet sternum
What are Synovial Joints? Where bones meet another in a cavity Eg. Knee (Largest Synovial Joint)
What is Synovial Membrane? Fluid that aids lubrication of Joints
How many types of Synovial Joints? 6 - Ball/Socket - Hinge - Condyloid - Pivot - Saddle - Planar/Gliding
What is a Planar/Gliding Bone? When one piece of bone slides over the other eg. Wrist
What is the function of Skeletal Muscle? Provide movement+Support Control Digestive Tract
What do Ligaments attach? Bone to Bone
What do Tendons attach? Bone to Muscle
What is the function of Muscular system? Produce heat Provide muscle movement - Digestive system
Name the types of Muscle Tissue? 3 - Cardiac - Skeletal - Smooth
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