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AH Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What bones are apart of the pelvis? | ilium, ischium,pubis |
| What is the shaft of the long bone called? | diaphysis |
| What is the longest bone in the body? | Femur |
| Knee Cap is called? | Patella |
| What are the cranial bones? | frontal, temperal,parital,occipital |
| What are the bones of the lower arm and what are their locations? | radius=thumb; ulna=pinky |
| What is the periosteum? | outside covering of the bone |
| Breast bone is called? | Sternum |
| What makes up the Appenicular and Axial Skeleton? | Appenidicular=Shoulder girdle, arms, pelvis, legs; Axial= Skull, spine, ribs, sternum |
| What are the finger bones called? | phalanges |
| Define Rotation, supination, pronation, circumduction. | Rotation-around; Supination-on back; Pronation- stomach; Circumduction-all |
| What is the only movable bone in the head and is invloved in chewing? | mandible |
| What is the function of synovial fluid? | provides movement and lubricates the joint and reduces friction |
| Define hemopoiesis. | making red blood cells |
| Define flexion, extension, abduction, and addiction. | Flexion-bend; extension- straighten; abduction- away; adduction-toward |
| What is dense bone and porousbone called? | Spongy |
| Define Sutures. | Connective tissue that holds our skull together |
| Define the different types of joints and their functions. | diarthruses-moveable; umpiarthroses-partialy moveable; synaarthroses-nonmovable |
| What are are the microscopic cells that bones are composed of called? | Osteocytes |
| Name the functions of the skeletal system. | protection, frame work, lever, mineral storage, hemopoiesis |
| Define contusion, greenstick fracture, sprain, fracture and dislocation | contusion-bruise; greenstick fracture-noncomplete; sprain-sudden movement and torn ligaments; fracture-break; dislocation-lose from joint |
| Define kyposois, lordosis,osteoporosis, and scoliosis. | Kyposois-hucnch back, Lordosis-Sway Back, Osteoporosis-brittle bones, Scoliosis-abnormal curved |
| Define comminuted fracture, compound fracture, closed fracture, and simple fracture. | Comminuted-little pieces, Compound- through the skin, Closed-through bone, Simple-Same as closed |
| What is the fracture called when the bone is broken into many pieces? | Comminuted |
| What is the painful inflammation of the joints called? | arthritis |
| What is the main reason for applying a cast? | immobolilize |
| What happens during osteoporosis? | generation of the bones |
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