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Unit Wordlist and Learning Resources

Unit Wordlist: The Skeletal System

The following Terms and Concepts are important in the study of the Skeletal System:

Microscopic Anatomy

Bone Matrix

Compact Bone

Lacunae

Lamellae

Osteon

Central canal

Spongy bone

Bone cells:

Osteoblasts

Osteocytes

Osteoclasts

 

Cranium (Skull):

Occipital Bone

Temporal Bone

Parietal Bone

Frontal Bone

Sphenoid Bone

Nasal Bone

Zygomatic Bone

Maxilla

Mandible

Ethmoid Bone

Vomer Bone

Palatine Bone

Paranasal Sinuses

 

 

Axial Skeleton: Vertebral Column

Atlas (C1)

Axis (C2)

Cervical Vertebrae (C1-C7)

Thoracic Vertebrae (T1-T12)

Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)

Intervertebral disc

Sacrum

Coccyx (3-5 fused vertebrae)

 

Thoracic Cage:

True Ribs (1-7)

False Ribs (8-12)

Sternum

 

Appendicular  Skeleton: Upper Appendages

Clavicle

Scapula

Humerus

Ulna

Radius

Carpals

Metacarpal (5)

Phalanges of Hand

(Proximal, Middle, Distal)

 

 

 

 

Lower Appendages

Pelvis

Ilium

Pubic bone

Ischium

Femur

Patella

Tibia

Fibula

Tarsals

Metatarsal (5)

Phalanges of Foot

(Proximal, Middle, Distal)

 

Ossification:

Intramembranous

Endochondral

 

Homeostatic Imbalances:

Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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