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One of two bony prominences near the head of the femur
Trochanter
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Six skeletal system functions
- 1. Support
- 2. Protection
- 3. Movement
- 4. Blood formation
- 5. Mineral storage and balance
- 6. Detoxification
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Fatty, blood-forming tissue in the cavities of long bones
Marrow
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7 factors that affect bone growth
- 1. Genes
- 2. Nutrition
- 3. Exercise
- 4. Mineral Deposition
- 5. Mineral Resorption
- 6. Vitamins
- 7. Hormones
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3 forms of protection provided by the skeletal system
- 1. The skull protects the brain
- 2. The vertbral column protects your spinal cord
- 3. The rib cage protects your heart and lungs
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4 components of the skeletal system
- 1. Bones
- 2. Cartilage
- 3. Tendons
- 4. Ligaments
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A term that refers to the same disease process as rickets
Osteomalcia
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Forcible separation or tearing away from the bone
Avulsion
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Cells that produce the matrix of new bone tissue are called
Osteoblasts
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What determines the classification of bones?
Shape
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What is the name of the bone that articulates with the tibia to form the ankle joint?
Talus
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What is the location of the popliteal fossa?
In the hollow of the back of the knee
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Joints that have sutures between the bones occur in what part of the body?
The skull
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Medical term for the thigh bone?
Femur
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Incomplete dislocation when some contact between joint surfaces remains
Subluxation
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What is the larger bone of the lower leg and correct spelling
Tibia
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Large, smooth, rounded expansion of the end of a bone to form a joint with another bone
Condyle
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Cartilaginous joints exist at the end of what kinds of bones?
Ribs
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Where is the acetabulum located?
At the hip joint
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To repair a fracture of the bone back into alignment by pulling on the distal end
Reduction
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When a fragment of a fractured bone breaks the skin, or when a wound extends to the site of the fracture
Open fracture
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In a greenstick fracture what has occured to the bone?
There is a partial fracture, one side breaks the other bends
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4 steps of the healing process
- 1. blood vessels bleed into the fracture forming a hematoma
- 2. Osteoblasts move into the hematoma and start to produce new bone called a callus
- 3. Osteoblasts produce immature lacy cancellous bone that replaces the callus
- 4. Osteoblasts continue to produce bone cells. They are compact bone and fuse the bone segments together
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Medical term for collarbone
Clavicle
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Where is he acromion located?
The lateral end of the scapula
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In general the blood supply to bones is
via blood vessels that travel through canals
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What type of fracture occurs when the bone is broken but the skin is not?
Closed fracture
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A term that refers to the fluid in the joints of the arms and legs
Synovial fluid
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What is the name of the joint that connects the condyle of the mandible to a fossa in the temporal bone at the base of the skull
Temporomandibular joint
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What is the opposite of hypertopthy
Atrophy
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How many bones make up the vertebral column?
26
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What is the abbreviation for drugs such as ibuprofen?
NSAID
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What is the difference between a muscle strain and a muscle sprain?
- A strain results from the buildup of lactic acid in muscles
- A sprain it the strech or tear of a ligament
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What is a condition that is characterized by the varying degrees of weakness of he skeletal muscles and is considered to be a chronic, autoimmune disease?
Myasthenia gravis
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How many bones are in the human skull?
22
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In the term syndesmosis what dose the suffix mean?
Condition
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5 functions of the skeletal muscle system
- 1. Movement
- 2. posture
- 3. Body heat
- 4. Respiration
- 5. Communication
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True statements of skeletal fibers
Narrow and long, Up to 1 1/2 inches in length, Each muscle fiber has a thin layer of connective tissue around it, *Bundles of fibers are grouped together into fascicles*
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How is the body positioned when it is prone?
Lying on the fround face down
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In the word atrophy what dose the prefix mean and what does the suffix mean?
- a - without
- -trophy nourishment
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Scoliosis is
An abnormal spinal curvature
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The term fascia comes from a latin word that means
A band
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Condition caused by the breakdown and eventual destruction of cartilage in a joint
Osteoarthritis
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4 muscles used to chew food
- 1. Masseter
- 2. Temporalis
- 3. Medial Pterygoid
- 4. Lateral Pterygoid
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What part of the skull is formed by the parietal bones?
The bulging sides and the roof of the cranium
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4 common disorder of the shoulder
- 1. Rotator cuff tears
- 2. Shoulder separation
- 3. Shoulder dislocation
- 4. Shoulder subluxation
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Where are the zygomatic bones located?
The cheeks, below the eyes
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4 functions of the pelvic girdle
- 1. Supports the axial skeleton
- 2. transmits the body's weight through to the lower limbs
- 3. Provides attachments for the lower limbs
- 4. Protects the internal reproductive organs
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Where do the muscles that support the hip joint and move the thigh orginate?
On the femur
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What is the muscle found on the back of the arm?
Triceps brachii
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The most frequent cause of flexor tendon injuries of the hand is
Laceration
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What is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee and what is the caue?
- The anterior cruciate ligament
- The cause is hyperflexoin
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What is the role of the patella
Increase the strength of extension of the knee joint
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Where is the radius located?
In the forearm on the thumb side
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In the word fibromyalgia what dose the suffix mean?
-algia = pain
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Carpal tunnel syndrome develops as a result of inflammation and swelling of
Tendon sheaths
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What 4 organs are protected by the axial skeleton?
- 1. Brain
- 2. Spinal cord
- 3. Heart
- 4. lungs
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What is the term for intercellular substance that hold tissue together?
Matrix
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What condition develops on the front of the wrist as a result of inflammation and swelling of the tendon sheaths arising from overuse or repetitive movements?
Compression of the median nerve between the carpal bones and the retinaculum
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