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Anatomy and Physiology mid-term

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What is a chain of more than 50 amino acids?

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Protein

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What is HCO3?

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Bicarbonate Ion

front 3

Sucrose is a ____________________

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Disaccharide

front 4

Which property of water is demonstrated when we sweat?

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High Heat of Vaporation

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Salts are always _____________

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Ionic compounds

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Stress protiens are a type of protein called ______________________

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Chaperons

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What is not a uses for the ATP molecule?

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Pigment structure

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What is the major positive ion outside cells?

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Sodium

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The basic structural material of the body consists of __________

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Proteins

front 10

What protien type is vitally important to cell function in all types of stressful circumstances?

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Molecular Chaparones

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A single most abundent protein in the body is

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Collagen

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What would be regarded as an organic molecule?

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CH4

front 13

What element is necessary fro proper conduction of nervous impulses?

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Na

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The four elements that make up about 96% of body matter are:

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Carbon

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

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A chemical reaction in which bonds are broken is usually associated with _____________________

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The release of energy

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Fibrosis tissue repair involves the formation of ________________

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Scar Tissue

front 17

A gene can best be defined as

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The blueprint for protein structure

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What is the correct base pairing rules for DNA?

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Adenine bonds to Thymine

Guanine bonds to Cytosine

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What is the powerhouse of the cell?

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Mitochondria

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What is NOT classified as a connective tissue?

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Skeletal muscle

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A red blood cell placed in an isotonic solution would ______________

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Swell and burst

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Describe the plasma membrane:

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A phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell

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The two types of endocytosis is

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Phagocystosis and pinocytosis

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The movement of fluid through the cell membrane from a high pressure area to a lower pressure area is called _________________

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Diffusion

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A cancer drug interferes with the development of mitotic spindle fibers during cell division. Which phase is directly affected?

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Prophase

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The 3 major components of the cytoplasm are the

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Cytosol

Organells

Inclusions

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The function of the centrioles include:

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Organizing the mitotic spindle in cell division

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What type of tissue conducts electrochemical impulses?

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Nervous tissue

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The correct order of the phases of mitosis are:

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Profase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

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The main component of cytosol is ________________

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Water

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Cell that swims and is propelled by a long tail

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Flagella

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A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be ________________

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Enhancement of labor contractions

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____________________ cavities are spaces within joints

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Synovial

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______________mechanisims work to prevent sudden severe changes within the body

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Negative feedback

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The dorsal cavity is the site of the ____________

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Brain

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_____________________is considered the cause of most diseases

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Homeostatic imbalance

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An oblique cut is one that is cut ______________________

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Diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes

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The body system in order to simplest to the most complex

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Atoms

Molecules

Cells

Tissues

Organs

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What term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?

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Dorsal

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What is a vertical section through the body dividing it into anterial and posterior regions called?

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Frontal

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Cranial cavity

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Brain

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The heart lies in the ___________________cavity

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pericardial

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A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific functions of the body is an ____________

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Organ

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The single most abundant chemical substance of the body, accounting for 60-70% of body weight is ___________________

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Water

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What is a vertical section through the body dividing it into left and right

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Sagittal

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Histology is best defined as the study of __________

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Tissues

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The body cavities that protect the nervous system are located in the _____________ cavity

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Dorsal

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What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?

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To maintain homeostasis

front 49

The skeletal system is composed of

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Bones

Joints

Cartilage

Ligaments

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How many bones are in the body

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206

front 51

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

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Supports body weight

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What are the functions of the skeletal system?

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Supports body weight

Supports and protects soft organs

With muscles, enables body movement

Stores important minerals

Contains bone marrow

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What does bone marrow in the skeletal system do?

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Produces blood cells

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What important minerals does the skeletal system store?

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calcium and phosphorus

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What organ stimulates red blood cell production?

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Kidneys

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Name the two types of Ossification

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Intramembranous ossification

Endochondral ossification

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Replacement of thin connective tissue membrane with bone

Located in flat bones

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Intramembranous ossification

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Replacement of fetal cartilage skeleton with bone

Located in long, irregular and short bones

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Endochondral ossification

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What occurs at the epipyseal disk?

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Oseoblasts invade cartilage in disc and they mature inot osteocytes (bone)

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What can affect bone growth?

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Growth horomones

Estrogen

Testosterone

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What is the sculptor of hollow bones called

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Osteoclasts

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What is the builder of deposits bone on outer surface of the bones

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Osteoblasts

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What is Osteoclastic activity called

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Resorption

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What is the name of the joint also known as the suture line in the skull called _____________ and it is _______________?

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Synarthroses

immovable

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Slightly movable joint

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Amphiarthorses

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Freely movable joint

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Diarthroses

front 67

Types of Joints

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Synarthroses

Amphiathroses

Diathroses

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Name the bones of the foot

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Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges

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What does the arch of the foot form?

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The Instep

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Structure of freely movable joints

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Articular cartilage

Joint capsule

Synovial membrane

Synovial fluid

Cartilage

Some joints also have - Bursae and Ligments

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Types of freely movable joints

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Hinge - Elbows, knees

Ball-and-socket - shoulders, hips

Pivot - Atlas-axis joint

Saddle - Carpometacarpal

Gliding - Wrist

Condyloid - knuckles

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Joint names that articulate bones

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Tibiofemoral - tibia and femur

Humeroulnar - Humerus and ulna

Metacarpophalangeal - Metacarpal bone and phalange

Glenohumeral - Glenoid cavity and humerus

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Opening, usually a passage for nerves, blood vessels and ligaments

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Foramen

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What is the bone marking groove called

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Fossa

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Tunnel or tubelike passageway

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Meatus

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Cavity or hollow space

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Sinus

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Types of fractures

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Simple - break in two

Compound - break in two and breaks the skin

Greenstick - Half break (sway)

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Paranasal Sinuses

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Frontal

Ethmoidal

Sphenoidal

Maxillary

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Skull bone held together by sutures and offer little movement

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Cranial

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Only moveable bone

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Mandible

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What is a frontanel?

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Soft spot not yet converted to bone and is covered with fibrous tissue and allow for cranial growth

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Vertebral Column Sections are:

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Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Sacrum and coccyx

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Vertebral Column Curves

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Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Sacral

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What bone helps you nod yes

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Atlas (C1)

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What bone helps you nod no

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Axis (C2)

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What disorder of the vertebral column that causes a lateral curve?

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Scoliosis

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What disorder of the vertebral column that causes a hunchback

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Kyphosis

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What disorder of the vertebral column that causes a swayback

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Lordosis

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Name the parts of the sternum

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Manubrium

Body

Xiphoid process

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How many ribs do we have

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12 pairs

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How many ribs are true ribs?

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seven

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How many false ribs do we have?

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5 pairs

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How many of the false ribs are floating ribs?

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2 pairs

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Parts of the Coxal bones?

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Ilium

Ischium

Pubis

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Function of the coxal bones in the pelvic girdle

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Weight bearing

attachment for lower limbs

protection of organs

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Bones in the pectoral girdle

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Scapulae Clavicles

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Bones in the upper limb

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Humerus

radius (thumb side) - ulna (pinky side)

Carpals

Metacarpals

Phalanges

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U-shaped bone located in the neck region which is suspended in musculature and does not articulate with any other bone. It supports the tongue through muscle attachment to the styloid process on the temporal bone and the upper vertebra

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Hyoid bone

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The false ribs only connect to the _______________

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Sternum via cartilage

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Floating ribs only connect to the ___________

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vertebrae

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Attach bone to bone

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Ligaments

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Attach bone to muscle

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Tendons

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Vetebral Cavity

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Spinal cord

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Located in the skull

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Brain

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Located in the thorasic cavity

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Heart and Lungs

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remember to look at your notes because I might not have everything on here!

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Good Luck!!!

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Only two fused bones in the body

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Maxillary

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If bones don't fuse what is the body lacking?

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Folic Acid

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Shaft of the long bone

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Diaphysis

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Located at the ends of long bones

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Epiphysis

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Line in spongy area where bones grow from

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Epiphyseal disk

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Endosteum

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A layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the central medullary cavity

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A movement generally in the sagittal plane, that decreases the angle of the joint and reduces the distance between the two bones (bending forward at the hip)

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Flexion

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A movement that increases the angle of a joint and the distance between two bones or parts of the body (straightening the knee of elbow)

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Extension

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Movement of a limb away from the midline or median plane of the body, or the fanning movement of fingers or toes when they are spread apart

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Abduction

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Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body or drawing the fingers or toes together.

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Adduction

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Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis without lateral or medial displacement

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Rotation

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A combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction commonly observed in ball and socket joints like the shoulder

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Circumduction

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Movement of the palm of the hand from an anterior or upward-facing position to a posterior or downward facing position (The distal end of the radius moves across the ulna)

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Pronation

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Movement of the palm from a posterior position to an anterior position (the anatomical position)

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Supination

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A movement that results in the medial turning of the sold of the foot

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Inversion

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A movement that results in the lateral turning of the sole of the foot

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Eversion

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A movement of the ankle joint in a dorsal direction (standing on one's heels)

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Dorsiflexion

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A movement of the ankle joint in which the foot is flexed downward (standing on one's toes or pointing the toes)

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Planter flexion

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_________________________________ is the central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored

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Medullary cavity

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________________________a specialized connective tissue covering all bones of the body, and possessing bone-forming potentialities.

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Periosteum

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Shiny, slipery ends of the bones located near the joints

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Articular cartilage

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_____________________is the flexible tissue in the interior of bones. In humans, red blood cells are produced by cores of bone marrow in the heads of long bones in a process known as hematopoiesis

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Marrow

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What are the two type of bones

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Compact or hard

Spongy or soft

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Compact or hard bone have

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Osteons and in the shaft of long bones

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Spongy or soft bone are located

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Trabecular plates - look like swiss cheese and has or contains bone marrow

front 132

List the size and shapes of the bones and were they are found

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Long - Femur humurs

Short - wrist, feet, ankle

Vertebra - irregular

flat - scapula, skull

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What is a joint condition that causes water on the knee, and inflammation of the synovial joint?

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Bursitis

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What is the joint condition that causes stretching or tearing of ligaments?

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Sprain

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What joint condition causes stretching or tearing of muscles or tendons?

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Strain

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What joint condition causes inflammation of the joint and has over 100 variations of the condition?

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Arthritis

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What joint condition is the most common form and 85% of the population has been affected

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Osteoarthritis

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What joint condition in known to be a chronic disorder that occurs between 4--50 years of age but can occur at any age.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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What joint condition causes uric acid accumaltion in the blood creating needle shaped crystals that cause extreme pain and seen in a single joint. (usually the great toe)

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Gouty Arthritis

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Condition that affects 1/2 of women over 65 and 20% of men over 70

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Osteoporosis

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Thorasic vertebra

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T1- T12

front 142

Vetebral column

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C1- C7

front 143

Lumbar spine

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L1- L5 and is the largest vertebra

front 144

___________________ are needed to make the head ligher so we can hold our heads up

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Sinuses

front 145

Weight bearing bone in the body

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Tibia (shin-bone)

front 146

Non-weight bering bone in the body

back 146

Fibula

front 147

Largest bone in the body

back 147

Femur

front 148

Hinge joints

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located in the elbows and knees

front 149

Ball-and-socket joints

back 149

Located in the shoulders and hips

front 150

Pivot joints

back 150

Located in the Atlas-axis joint

front 151

Saddle joint

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Located in carpometacarpal area

front 152

Gliding joint

back 152

Located in the wrist

front 153

Condyloid joint

back 153

Located in the knuckles

front 154

Tibiofemoral

back 154

Location - tibia and femur

front 155

Humeroulnar

back 155

Location - humers and ulna

front 156

Metacarpophalangeal

back 156

Location - metacarpal bone and phalange

front 157

Glenohumeral

back 157

Location - Glenoid cavity and humerus

front 158

An opening usually a passage for nerves,blood vessels and ligaments

back 158

Foramen

front 159

What is the groves in a bone called

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Fossa

front 160

Tunnel or tubelike passageway of the bones

back 160

Meatus

front 161

Cavity or hollow spaces of the bones

back 161

Sinus

front 162

ribs 8 - 9 - and 10 are called

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False ribs

front 163

ribs 11 & 12 are called

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Floating ribs

front 164

How many bones are in the wrist?

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