Skeletal System:

Joints: connection of 2+

Cartilage: Surrounds ends of bone, reduces friction.

Ligament: Connects back to bone

Bones: (skeleton) contains 206 bones.

Bone classification:

Long bones:

Articular carilage: covers external surface of epiphysis; reduce friction.

Periosteum: outside covering of diaphysis.

Epiphyseal plate: a flat plate of hyaline cartilage between epiphysis and diaphysis.

Fibrous: connective tissue membrane.

Epiphysis: end of bone mostly spongy

Sharpeyś fibrous: secure periosteum underlying bone.

Diaphysis: long portion, composed of compact of bone

Bone cells:

Flat bones: Thin and flat and curved

Irregular bones: various shapes not fit for categories.

Short bones: Generally cube shape

Long Bones: long rather wide and shaft with heads at ends.

Microscopic bones:

Medullary cavity: cavity of short, contains yellow (fat)marrow in adults

Arteries: supply bone cells

Compact bone: outer layer of bone along diaphysis, highly packed with bone.

Spongy bone: small needle like piece of bone in trabeculose pattern.

Lacuna: cavities containing bone cells (osteocytes)

Lamallae: rings around the central canal sites of the lacunae.

Preforating: carries blood vessels and nerves in volkmans canal.

Canaliculi: they are canals radiating from the lacunae.

Central canal: carries blood vessels and nerves

Osteon: A unit of bone in the Haversion system.

Osteoclasts: bone destroying cells.

Osteoblasts: bone forming cells.

Osteocytes: mature bone cells

Skull Bones:

Temporal: above the ear

Occipital: back of the head

Parietal: top sides of the head

Sphenoid: forms floor of skull.

Frontal: Forehead

Ethmoid: forms roof of nasal cavity and medial portion of oribital cavity.

Cranium: encloses and protects fragile brain tissue

Types of Bone fractures:

Depressed fracture: bone is pressed inward or dented. (skull fracture).

Compression fracture: bone is crushed and collapsed on itself. (vertebrae\ osteoporotic bone)

Spiral fracture: ragged break from a twisting force applied to a bone.

Comminuted fracture: 3+ pieces; can occur in unhealthy and diseased or elderly bones.

Greenstick fracture: bones break incompletely. (common for children)

Open compound fracture: broken bone penentrates through skin.

Impacted fracture: broken bone is forced into each other.

Closed simple fracture: break that does'nt break skin.

Sutures:

Lamboidal: between occipital and parietal bones.

Coronal: between frontal and parietal bones.

Saggital: between 2 parietal bones.

Squamous: between parietal bones.

Face bones:

Zygomatic: cheek bone

Nasal: nose

Mandible: lower jaw bone

Palatine: together with maxilla forms hard palate (mouth roof)

Maxilla: upper jaw bone.

Lacrimal: medial of the eye socket.

Vertebral column:

Tharacic: upper back

Lumbar: lower back

Axis: c2

Sacrum: small of back between coxal bone

Atlas: c1

Coccyx: tail bone (4 fused)

Cervical: neck

Ribs:

False ribs: next 5 pairs; indirectly attached to sternum.

Floating ribs: last 2 pairs of false rib no sternal attatchments.

True ribs: first 7 pairs; attach directly to sternum by coastal cartilage.

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Bones:

Ulna- inner lower arm bone

Carpals- closest bones attached to lower arm.

metacarpals- between carpals and phalanges.

Phalanges- finger tips

Scapula- attached behind the clavicle

Radius- outer lower arm bone

Clavicle- collar bone

Humerus- upper arm

Patella- knee bone

Femur- upper leg and thigh

Fibula- lower leg outer bone.

Tibia- inner lower leg bone

Talus- above the calcaneous

Tarsals- bone above metacarpals

Calcaneus- plantar or heel

Metatarsals- above phalanges.

Phalanges- leg finger tips or toes.

Cervicle- neck bone