Skeletal System
How many sections is the skeleton divided into and name them?
2; Axial and Appendicular
What are 3 types of muscle?
smooth, cardiac and skeletal
What surrounds joints?
Ligaments, tendons and muscle
How many bones are in your body?
206
What is the name of an incomplete fracture?
Greenstick fracture
Inflammation of a joint
Arthritis
my/o
muscle
What percentage of bone is water?
20%
How many muscles are in the Muscular System?
600+
What are joints?
Where two or more bones meet.
What are bones composed of?
A protein called collagen
More than one fracture line and several bone fragments
Comminuted
Pain especially at night and affects the great toe
Gout
ten/o
Tendon
Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
What is the purpose of the Muscular System?
The Muscular system pulls on tendons that connect the bones to make movement
What are joints composed of?
Bones, muscles, cartilage, and ligaments.
What is the longest bone in your body?
Femur
Where a piece of fractured bone is driven inward
Compression of the medial nerve at the wrist
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Arthr/o
joint
What is the bone associated with the kneecap?
Patellar
How do muscles work?
Muscles are attached to bones by tendons and help them to move.
What soft connective tissue is found between joints?
Cartilage
What are the smallest bones in the body?
Incus, stapes, malleus
Broken ends are jammed together
Impacted
Inflammation of the forearm tendon at the attachment on the humerus at the elbow.
Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
cost/o
Ribs
Name the parts of the spinal column.
cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacral and coccyx
What is the hardest working muscle in the body?
Heart
Why are joints useful?
What is the connective tissue that attaches bone to bone at a joint?
Ligaments
Breaking of distal end of the radius causing a bulge at the wrist
Colles’
Progressive wasting away of skeletal muscles
Muscular Dystrophy
cervic/o
Neck
What are the functions of the Skeletal System?
1. Support the body
2. Protect vital organs
3. Point of attachment for skeletal muscles
4. Give the body shape
5. Formation of red and white blood cells and platelets
What are the functions of the muscles?
To provide heat, ability for movement and support the structures of the body and hold it upright.
What are cushion like sacs in joints called?
bursa
270
What is the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body?
Achilles tendon
Chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain.
Fibromyalgia
Chondr/o
cartilage