Skeletal Exam Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for reviewing skeletal system anatomy and related concepts.

Temporal Bones

Bones that form the inferior lateral aspects of the cranium and part of the cranial floor.

Femur & Coxal Bone

Bones that form the hip joint.

Flatfoot

Condition involving decreased medial longitudinal arch of foot, resulting in fallen arches.

Ankle Sprain

Medical condition often occurring in dancers due to losing balance while dancing on toe.

Temporal

Cranial bones that contain organs of hearing and balance, and articulate with the mandible.

Trochlear Notch

Structure on the ulna that receives the trochlea of the humerus.

Sphenoid Bone

Cranial bone that contains the pituitary gland.

Attachment points for forearm muscles & ligaments

Function of the medial and lateral epicondyles of the humerus.

It is the thinnest & weakest

Reason why a fracture of the clavicle usually occurs in the mid-region of the bone.

Humerus & Scapula

Bones that form the glenohumeral joint.

Sphenoid

Cranial bone that contains the Sella turcica.

Clawfoot

Condition involving abnormal elevation of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot.

Spinous Process, crest

A prominent ridge or elongated projection on a bone.

Lateral side of humeral shaft, around the midpoint

Location of the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.

Periosteum

The fibrous covering on the surface of bone involved in thickening of the bone.

Perpendicular plate, Vomer, & septal cartilage

Three components of the nasal septum.

Obturator foramen (in coxal bone)

Largest foramen in the human skeleton.

Lacrimal

Bones that contain sacs that collect tears and pass them into the nasal cavity.

The ulna is longer than the radius

Relative length between the ulna and radius.

Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, & vomer

Bones of the skull that are unpaired.

Humerus & clavicle

Bones that articulate with the scapula.

Tibia

Bone where injury results in one quarter of all stress fractures.

Calcium and phosphorus

Minerals does the body need in large quantities when bones are growing.

Connective tissue

Type of tissue bone tissue is.

Lateral side of the coronoid process

Location of the radial notch in relation to the trochlear notch on the ulna.

Manual strangulation

Likely cause of death if a coroner finds a broken hyoid bone during an autopsy.

Pubic Symphysis

Joint where the coxal bones unite anteriorly.

Canaliculi

Extensions of lacunae filled with extracellular fluid in bone tissue.

Fibula

Bone that features the lateral malleolus.

Styloid process

Ligaments and muscles that extend from this structure of the temporal bone suspend the hyoid bone.

True ribs

Ribs attached by costal cartilage directly to the sternum.

Orthopedics

Branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

Yellow Marrow

Long bone structure that stores triglycerides.

Growth hormone

Hormones that increase bone growth.

Meatus

A natural passage or canal in a bone.

Attachment point for muscles & ligaments

Function of the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra.

Epiphyseal plate

Layer of hyaline cartilage that allows the diaphysis to grow in length.

Osteoporosis

Condition involving reduced bone mass due to bone synthesis levels too low to compensate for normal bone resorption.

Radius

Bone that articulates with the capitulum of the humerus.

Maxillae & mandible

Facial bones that articulate with teeth.

Sternal end

Part of the clavicle that articulates with the manubrium.

Clubfoot or talipes equinovarus

Condition involving the inferior and medial twisting of the foot, resulting in an increase in arch angle.

Cranial bones

Group of bones that protect the brain.

Clavicle

Bone with a characteristic S-shape.

Osteoblasts

Bone-building cells.