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Skeletal System Study Cards

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show Epiphysis  
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show Articulations  
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Give some examples of hinge joints:   show
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Another name for a slightly moveable joint:   show
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Fibrous joints are also called what?   show
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Give examples of a gliding joint:   show
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The thumb is what kind of joint?   show
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show Blood Formation (hema= blood, poiesis= formation)  
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The shaft of a long bone is called what?   show
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The cartilage that covers the epiphysis is called what?   show
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Give some examples of short bones:   show
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show Endosteum  
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show Sesamoid  
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Bone forming cells are called what?   show
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show Skull, Vertebrae, Hyoid, Ribs, Sternum, Sacrum  
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show Movement, Support  
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Freely moveable joints are called what?   show
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The pubic symphysis is an example of what kind of joint?   show
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Which membrane lines the interior of the joint capsule and bursae?   show
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show Bursa  
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show Ligaments  
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The enclosed space between the bones of the joint:   show
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Movement towards the median plane :   show
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Movement forward:   show
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Movement backward:   show
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Which type of lever is the most common type of lever?   show
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show Rheumatoid Arthritis  
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show 206 Bones  
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On which bone would you find an iliac crest?   show
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show Femur  
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show Ischium  
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show Scapula  
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show Temporal Bone  
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Where would you find an olecranon process?   show
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show Temporal Bone, Radius, Ulna  
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show Humerus  
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On which bone would you find a deltoid tuberosity?   show
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The kneecap is also called what?   show
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show Sternum  
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show Calcaneus  
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Another name for the ankle:   show
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show Humerus  
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the wrist is an example of what type of joint?   show
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show Fracture  
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An incomplete break in a bone:   show
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show In The Foot  
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show Wrist  
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How many carpals bones are there?   show
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show Vertebrae, Sphenoid  
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Give some examples of flat bones:   show
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How many metacarpals are there?   show
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How many phalanges are there total?   show
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show 7 Pairs Of True Ribs ( 7 true days of the week)  
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show 3 False Ribs  
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show Kyphosis  
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A lateral deviation of the spine:   show
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show Ossification  
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show Medullary Cavity  
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show Periosteum  
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Inflammation of a bursa:   show
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show 7 (Remember breakfast at 7am)  
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show 12 (Remember lunch at 12 noon)  
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?   show
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show Gout (commonly affects the 1st/ big toe)  
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How many bones are in the axial skeleton?   show
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How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?   show
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show Fossa  
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The mandible, palatine and zygomatic bone belong to which skeletal category?   show
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What bone does the medial aspect of the clavicle articulate with?   show
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show Sutures  
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On which bone would you find coracoid process?   show
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show 34 Vertebrae  
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show Tibia  
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show Femur  
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A partial dislocation:   show
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A complete joint dislocation:   show
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show 4 types of curvatures  
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Name the 4 curvatures of the spine   show
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show Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial  
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Muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves can be located by?   show
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Bony landmarks are made up of two categories   show
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Large rounded projection   show
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Small rounded projection   show
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show Crest  
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show Trochanter  
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show Line  
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show Epicondyle  
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Sharp, Slender pointed projection   show
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show Process  
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show Head  
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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface   show
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Rounded articular projection   show
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Armlike bar of bone   show
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Canal like passage way   show
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Cavity within a bone; filled with air and lined with mucous membrane   show
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show Fossa  
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show Groove  
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show Fissure  
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show Foramen  
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Mature bone cells, found within a lacunae   show
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show Lacunae  
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Lacunae arranged in concentric circles around central canals   show
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show Osteon (Haversion System)  
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show Canaliculi  
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Bone reabsorbing cells; takes calcium from bone and bring it into the blood   show
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Influences bone formation and growth   show
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show Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin  
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show Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)  
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Decreased blood calcium levels by depositing calcium into bones   show
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Bone breaks cleanly, does not penetrate the skin   show
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show Open (Compound) Fracture  
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show Closed Reduction  
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Surgical procedure using pins/ wires to secure bone together   show
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Four major events of fractures   show
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Ruptured blood vessels, forming bruising   show
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show Fibrocartilage callus splinted break  
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show Bony Callus  
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show Bone Remodeling  
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Breaks into many pieces   show
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show Compression  
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show Depressed  
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When two ends are pushed into each other   show
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show Spiral  
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Sleeve/ Capsule of fibrous connective tissue, lined with synovial membrane   show
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