AnP Final Skeletal System

What are the functions of the skeletal system

How many bones are in the skeletal system

Which bones are in the axial skeleton

What bones are in the appendicular skeleton

Bones that are thin, flattened, and usually curved like the bones of the ribs sternum and skull are

Bones that are typically longer than they are wide, they have a shaft with heads at both ends and make up all the bones of the limbs except wrists and ankles are

Generally cube-shaped bones that make up the bones of the hands and feet also kneecap are

Bones that do not fit in one of the types of bones including vertebrae, and some facial bones are

What are the two types of bone tissue

What are the three types of joints and there functions

Fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone

Fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone

What are the movements of synovial joints

Disorder of bone formation in which bones become porous and brittle due to lack of calcium and collagen

Inflammation of the joints

Wear and tear arthritis

Swelling of the joints

Crystal deposits around joints

Exageration of the thoracic curve (upper back) commonly called hunchback

Abnormal curvature of the lumbar region (lower back) commonly called sway back

Abnormal Lateral curvature of the spine

Fracture in which there is no break in the skin

Fracture in which bone ends penetrate the skin

Bone breaks incompletely

Broken ends of bones are forced into one another

Bone splinters and breaks into fragments

Bone is broken by excessive twisting forces

Rupture or partial tearing of a ligament

Rupture or partial tearing of a tendon

Sudden involuntary muscular contraction