Disease and Disorder
What is arthritis?
Inflammation of the joints
What is a long bone?
What is the axial skeleton?
It forms the bodies torso
What travels through the center of the vertebral column?
Spinal cord
What is the gliding movement of a joint?
Bones slide along the joint in any direction
What is osteoporosis?
Bone lose mass and bone becoming more porous over time resulting in weaker bones
What is a sesamoid bone? Give an example
A specialized bone located within tendons
Patella
What's included in the axial skeleton?
Skull, Vertebral column, Thoracic cage
Name one function of the vertebral column.
- Encloses and protects the spinal cord
- carries weight of body
- forms the central axis of body
- supports posture and movement
What type of joint is your hip?
Synovial and Ball and Socket
What is the difference between a sprain and fracture?
What are short bones? Give two examples
Bones with similar length, width, and height. Cube shape.
Carpals and Tarsals
What two girdles are included in the appendicular skeleton?
Pectoral and Pelvic
What are the five sections of the vertebral column?
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx
Angular joints include any movement around an axis that creates an angle, what are those movements called?
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction
Is osteoporosis more prevalent in males or females?
Females
What are flat bones? Give three examples
Thin, broad-shaped bones
Cranial bones, ribs, sternum
What else is included in the appendicular skeleton?
What is the purpose and function of the sacrum?
Shield for nerves of lower back
Flexion and Extension
What is Paget's disease?
Its the process of bones remodeling shifts out of balance causing an overproduction of new bone growth.
What are irregular bones? Give three examples
Bones with unusual shapes
Facial bones, pelvis (hip bone), vertebrae
Name 6 bones in the appendicular skeleton.
Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Ulna, Radius, Humerus
What is the function of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine?
- Attachment for ribs
- Stability and movement for back
Name the 6 types of synovial joints
Plane, hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle, and ball and socket