Flashcards
The Bones
Flashcards do conjunto (23)
- 1What is A?Skull
- 2What is P?Carpals
- 3What is E?Lumbar Vertebrae
- 4What is V?Fibula
- 5What is I?Collar bone
- 6What is the purpose of bones?Support for the body
Leverage for muscles to attach to
To protect major organs
To store minerals
Blood cell production in the bone marrow. - 7What major organs do bones protect?The skull protects the brain
And
The ribs protect the lungs and heart - 8What minerals are stored in bones?Hydroxyapatite- Calcium and phosphorite
Also small traces of magnesium, sodium and bicarbonate. - 9What is Osteoporosis?Osteoporosis is when someone has a lack of calcium in their bones. This can cause the bones to become brittle meaning breaks are more common.
- 10How many types of bones are there? And What are they called?5
Long, Short, flat, irregular, Sesamoid - 11What is an example of a long bone?Humerus, Tibia, Femur
- 12What is an example of a Sesamoid bone?Your knee cap
- 13What is an example of a flat bone?Ribs, pelvis, cranium, sternum
- 14What is an example of a short bone?Carpals and tarsals
- 15What is an example of a irregular bone?Vertebrae and mandible
- 16What type of bone is the patella?Sesamoid
- 17What type of bone is the fibula?Long
- 18What type of bone is the ulna and radius?The Ulna and Radius are long bones.
- 19What is the clavicle and is it a long, short or irregular bone?The clavicle (collar bone) is a short bone.
- 20What type of bone is the pelvis?The pelvis is a flat bone.
- 21What type of bone is the sternum?The sternum is also a flat bone.
- 22What is the sacrum and what type of bone is it?The sacrum is in between your Lumbar vertebrae and your coccyx or tail bone therefore meaning that it is irregular.
- 23What letter is the Scapula?The Scapula is letter J on the diagram.
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- Cue card on the basics of bones.
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- emmahants · mai 2015
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