Skeletal System I
Vertebral, central axis of the body that protects the brain and spinal cord, heart, and lungs
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton consists of:
Upper & lower extremities, pectoral gridle, and pelvic gridle
Lines GI tract, walls of blood vessels
Smooth muscle
Medical term for ear wax
The watery fluid found in the anterior cavity of the eye
Aqueous humor
Bones of the ear
Process that occurs in bone marrow
Hematopoiesis
Hemiplegia
affects one side of the body
Caused by loss of olfactory nerve
Anosmia
Location of the retina
Posterior eye cavity
Zygomate
Cheek bone
Type of joint where there is no movement
Synarthrosis ex - skull
Occurs when a ligament is stretched or torn
Sprain
Conductive HL
Physical damage to the eardrum
Ossicles of the ear:
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
Only moveable bone in the skull
Mandible
Type of fracture that is most common in children; bones are partially broken
Greenstick
Connect bone to muscle
Tendons
Veins of retina leak fluid
Retnothopathy
Is responsible for providing the brain with information on equilibrium
Inner Ear
Part of the sternum that is pushed for cpr
Body
Coles fracture
bones are broken at wrist or distal radius
As one muscle contracts, the other muscle relaxes
Antagonistic pairs
Medical Term for touch
Somatosensation
Makes aqueous fluid & changes lens shape to help focus on objects
Cilliary Body