Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions 2024
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Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions 2024
Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions 2024
Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions 2024
Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions
2024
1. function of the skeletal system: -support of the body
-protection of soft organs
-support for attachment of ligaments and tendons
-serve as levers (with help from muscles)
-storage of minerals and fats (calcium)
-blood cell formation
2. composition of the skeletal system: -bones (skeleton)
-joints
-cartilages- supports and cushions (no blood supply)
-ligaments (bone to bone)
-tendons- bone to muscle
3. cartilages: supports and cushions (no blood supply)
4. tendons: bone to muscle
,Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions
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5. The 2 divisions of the skeletal system: axial skeleton- torso an d
head
appendicular skeleton- limbs
6. Identify the 4 types of cartilage: -Hyaline cartilage
-fibrous cartilage
-elastic cartilage
-perichondrium
7. Hyaline cartilage: (most abundant)
covers articular bone surfaces
connects ribs to sternum
also found in trachea, bronchi, and nasal septum
,Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions
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8. elastic cartilage: most pliable than Hyaline
found in external and the epiglottis of the
larynx
9. perichondrium: tissue envelops cartilage where it is not at a joi
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t
10.2 types of bone tissue: 1) compact bone- dense/hard
2) spongy bone- (many open spaces) contains red bone marrow
11.4 types of bones: 1) long bones
2) short bones
3) flat bones
4) irregular bones
, Skeleton overview (Anatomy) study with verified solutions
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12.long bones: -longer than wide
-have shaft with heads at both ends
-contain mostly compact bone
-found in legs and arms
ex. femur, humerus
13.short bones: generally cube- shaped and
small contain mostly spongy bone
-found in wrist, ankles, and toes
ex. carpals, tarsals
14.flat bones: -thin and flattened
-usually curved
-cover organs and provide surface for muscle
-thin layers of compact bone around a layer of spongy
bone ex. skull, ribs, sternum
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