axial /Appendicular skeleton
What contains 29 bones?
The Skull
An ouchy fluid pocket behind the knee
What is a Baker's cyst?
Red bone marrow is produced here
In children, spongy bone, and adults flat bones
What is hyaline cartilage?
It covers the articulating surfaces of bone
What is a uniaxial joint?
Joint that provides movement around one axis
Humerus
Ulna
Sternum
Metacarpal
Which is found in the axial skeleton?
Sternum
An exaggerated thoracic spine-like the hunchback of notre dame is what condition?
What is kyphosis?
Define hematopoiesis
Blood cell production
Where is synovial fluid found?
In the cavities of freely movable joints
A hinge joint ONLY moves in these directions
Flexion and extension
What is a sesamoid bone?
A small round bone embedded in tendons and ligaments
This condition deals with loss of bone density making one more susceptible to fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
Where is compact bone found?
Hard outer shell of bone
The thumb is this kind of joint
saddle
Define Abduction
Moving away from the midline of the body
What is ossification?
The process of bone development
This disease destroys synovial membranes, is chronic and inflammatory, and systemic- is an autoimmune condition.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
What is a haversion canal?
Central passageway containing bone's blood and nerve supply
What is a multiaxial joint?
A joint that moves in all three planes
Bring your toes up towards your knee places your ankle in this position, or through this action.
What is dorsiflexion?
This cell is a bone builder
What is an Osteoblast?
A "C" or "S" shape lateral curve of the spine, most often in the thoracic region.
What is scoliosis?
What is the name of the shaft of the bone?
Diaphysis
T/F A ball and socket joint is the most movable
True
To close or lessen the angle of a joint is to do this to it.
What is flex it?