Anatomy- Skeletal System

Front 1

what are the functions of the skeleton?

Back 1

support, protection, lever for movement, mineral storage, site of blood cell production, storage of energy

Front 2

what are the six types of bones?

Back 2

long bone, short bone, flat bone, iiregular bone, sutral bone/wormian bone, sesamoid bone

Front 3

long bone

Back 3

consists of a long cylindrical shaft and ends

Front 4

short bone

Back 4

cube shaped and are nearly equal in length and width

Front 5

flat bone

Back 5

generally thin and composed of two more or less plates

Front 6

irreguar bone

Back 6

have complex shapes and cannot be grouped into the previous groups, shuch as the vertebrae

Front 7

sutural bone

Back 7

small bone between joints of certain crainial bones

Front 8

sesamoid bone

Back 8

small bones in tendons where considerable pressure developes. such as knee caps

Front 9

epipysis

Back 9

the extremities of the bone. can only be where a physis is.

Front 10

diapysis

Back 10

the shaft or long, main, cylindrical portion of the bone

Front 11

metaphysis

Back 11

in mature bone the region where the diaphysis joins the physis

Front 12

physis

Back 12

growth plate of a long bone

Front 13

process

Back 13

a prominent or projecting structure

Front 14

condyle

Back 14

a large rounded articular process. a smooth knuckle like surface at the point of a joint

Front 15

epicondyle

Back 15

process upon a condyle, rough surface for muscle to grip

Front 16

crest

Back 16

a prominant border/ridge, edge of hipbone

Front 17

trochlea

Back 17

pully or spool like process

Front 18

line

Back 18

stright, long projection

Front 19

facet

Back 19

a smooth flat surface. facet like on a diamond

Front 20

sinus

Back 20

an air filled cavity within a bone connected to the nasal cavity

Front 21

spine

Back 21

sharp, slender projection. on the vertebrae

Front 22

trochanter

Back 22

a large blunt projection found only on the femur

Front 23

tuberosity

Back 23

a large rounded, usually roughened process

Front 24

tubercle

Back 24

knobb like, small rough process

Front 25

foramen

Back 25

an opening through which blood vessels, nerves, and/or ligaments

Front 26

fossa

Back 26

a depression in or on a bone. basin like pit

Front 27

groove

Back 27

long narrow indentation

Front 28

meatus

Back 28

a tube like passage way within a bone. the ear cana

Front 29

head

Back 29

a large, smooth, rounded articular projection, supported on the neck of the bone.

Front 30

neck

Back 30

the are connected to the head