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Skeletal System Study Cards

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The ends of a long bone are called what?   Epiphysis  
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Another name for joints:   Articulations  
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Give some examples of hinge joints:   Elbows, Knees  
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Another name for a slightly moveable joint:   Amphiarthrosis (Vertebrae)  
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Fibrous joints are also called what?   Synarthrosis (Sutures)  
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Give examples of a gliding joint:   Vertebrae  
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The thumb is what kind of joint?   Saddle Joint  
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Define hematopoiesis:   Blood Formation (hema= blood, poiesis= formation)  
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The shaft of a long bone is called what?   Diaphysis  
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The cartilage that covers the epiphysis is called what?   Articular Cartilage  
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Give some examples of short bones:   Carpals, Tarsals  
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The hollow space in the bone's center is called what?   Endosteum  
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The patella is an example of what kind of bone?   Sesamoid  
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Bone forming cells are called what?   Osteoblasts ( Osteo= bone, Blast= build)  
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What bones make up the axial skeleton?   Skull, Vertebrae, Hyoid, Ribs, Sternum, Sacrum  
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What are the functions of joints?   Movement, Support  
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Freely moveable joints are called what?   Diarthrotic Joints (Synovial Joints)  
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The pubic symphysis is an example of what kind of joint?   Amphiarthrotic  
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Which membrane lines the interior of the joint capsule and bursae?   Synovial Membrane  
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What is a collapsed sack-like structure that contains synovial fluid called?   Bursa  
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Connective tissue that connects bone to bone:   Ligaments  
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The enclosed space between the bones of the joint:   Joint Cavity  
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Movement towards the median plane :   Adduction  
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Movement forward:   Flexion  
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Movement backward:   Extension  
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Which type of lever is the most common type of lever?   Class 3 Lever  
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Autoimmune disorder that affects the joints; also called "crippling arthritis":   Rheumatoid Arthritis  
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The human body has how many bones in total?   206 Bones  
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On which bone would you find an iliac crest?   Ilium  
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Where would you find a greater trochanter?   Femur  
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Oh which bone would you find an ischial tuberosity?   Ischium  
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The acromion process can be found on which bone?   Scapula  
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The mastoid process can be found on which cranial bone?   Temporal Bone  
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Where would you find an olecranon process?   Ulna  
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Which three bones contain a styloid process?   Temporal Bone, Radius, Ulna  
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Where would you find a bicipital groove?   Humerus  
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On which bone would you find a deltoid tuberosity?   Humerus  
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The kneecap is also called what?   Patella  
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Another name for the breast bone:   Sternum  
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Formal name for the heel bone:   Calcaneus  
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Another name for the ankle:   Malleoli (medial and lateral malleolus)  
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The olecranon fossa can be found on which bone?   Humerus  
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the wrist is an example of what type of joint?   Ellipsoid  
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A break, chip, crack, or rupture in a bone?   Fracture  
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An incomplete break in a bone:   Greenstick Fracture (commonly found in children)  
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The metatarsals can be found where?   In The Foot  
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The carpals can be found where?   Wrist  
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How many carpals bones are there?   8 in each hand (16 total in the body)  
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Give some examples of irregular bones:   Vertebrae, Sphenoid  
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Give some examples of flat bones:   Bones Of The Skull  
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How many metacarpals are there?   5 in each hand (10 in the body)  
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How many phalanges are there total?   14 in each hand and foot (14x4=56 total in the body)  
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How many true ribs are there?   7 Pairs Of True Ribs ( 7 true days of the week)  
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How many false ribs are there?   3 False Ribs  
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An abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine:   Kyphosis  
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A lateral deviation of the spine:   Scoliosis  
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The formation of bone:   Ossification  
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Which part of the bone contains the Yellow bone marrow?   Medullary Cavity  
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The outer layer of the bone:   Periosteum  
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Inflammation of a bursa:   Bursitis  
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?   7 (Remember breakfast at 7am)  
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?   12 (Remember lunch at 12 noon)  
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?   5 (Remember dinner at 5pm)  
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Metabolic condition in which there is increased levels of uric acid in the blood:   Gout (commonly affects the 1st/ big toe)  
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How many bones are in the axial skeleton?   80 Bones  
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How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?   126 Bones  
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A depression in a bone:   Fossa  
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The mandible, palatine and zygomatic bone belong to which skeletal category?   Facial Skeleton  
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What bone does the medial aspect of the clavicle articulate with?   Manubrium Of The Sternum  
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Give an example of a fibrous joint:   Sutures  
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On which bone would you find coracoid process?   Scapula  
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How many vertebrae are there total?   34 Vertebrae  
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On which bone would you find a medial malleolus   Tibia  
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On which bone would you find the linea aspera?   Femur  
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A partial dislocation:   Subluxation  
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A complete joint dislocation:   Luxation  
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How many curvatures of the spine   4 types of curvatures  
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Name the 4 curvatures of the spine   Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum  
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The 3 types of joints are:   Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial  
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Muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves can be located by?   Bony Landmarks  
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Bony landmarks are made up of two categories   Projection/Process (Grows out of bone) Depression/Cavities (Indentations in bone)  
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Large rounded projection   Tuberosity  
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Small rounded projection   Tubercule  
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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent   Crest  
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Large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (Femur)   Trochanter  
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Narrow ridge of bone; less than a crest   Line  
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Raised area on/above a condyle   Epicondyle  
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Sharp, Slender pointed projection   Spine  
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Any bony prominence   Process  
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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck   Head  
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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface   Facet  
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Rounded articular projection   Condyle  
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Armlike bar of bone   Ramus  
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Canal like passage way   Meatus  
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Cavity within a bone; filled with air and lined with mucous membrane   Sinus  
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Shallow, basin like depression in a bone   Fossa  
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Furrow   Groove  
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Narrow, slit-like opening   Fissure  
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Round or oval opening through a bone   Foramen  
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Mature bone cells, found within a lacunae   Osteocytes  
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Tiny cavities within the spongy bone   Lacunae  
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Lacunae arranged in concentric circles around central canals   Lamellae  
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Complex made of central canal and matrix rings   Osteon (Haversion System)  
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Tiny canals that radiate outward to all lacunae; connect bone cells to nutrient supply through the bone matrix   Canaliculi  
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Bone reabsorbing cells; takes calcium from bone and bring it into the blood   Osteoclasts  
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Influences bone formation and growth   Hormones  
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Hormones that influence calcium   Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin  
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Increased blood calcium levels by retracting calcium from bones   Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)  
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Decreased blood calcium levels by depositing calcium into bones   Calcitonin  
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Bone breaks cleanly, does not penetrate the skin   Closed (Simple) Fracture  
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Bone breaks and penetrates through skin   Open (Compound) Fracture  
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Method used to treat fractures; bones are coaxed back into normal position   Closed Reduction  
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Surgical procedure using pins/ wires to secure bone together   Open Reduction  
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Four major events of fractures   Hematoma forms, Fibrocartilage callus splinted break, bony Callus, and Bone Remodeling  
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Ruptured blood vessels, forming bruising   Hematoma  
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Callus of connective tissue cells that has cartilage, bony matrix and collagen fibers to close the 'gap' in broken bone   Fibrocartilage callus splinted break  
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When osteoblasts and osteoclasts move into an area and multiply   Bony Callus  
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Occurs a few weeks- months after a break   Bone Remodeling  
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Breaks into many pieces   Comminuted  
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Crushed Bone   Compression  
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Bone pressed inward   Depressed  
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When two ends are pushed into each other   Impacted  
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Bone is broken into a spiral pattern   Spiral  
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Sleeve/ Capsule of fibrous connective tissue, lined with synovial membrane   Fibrous Articular Capsule  
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