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Movement, protection/support, factory (R/W BC), stores
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1 Skeletal system 2 Functions of the skeletal system
3 Complete fracture 4 Red marrow
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206 bones joined by ligaments and tendons made
Skeletal system
up of 2 main parts; axial and appendicular
270 Babies are born with ___ soft bones
Axial skeleton Consists of the skull, spine, ribs, and sternum
, -Consists of everything else and includes two limb
girdles (shoulders and pelvis)
Appendicular skeleton
-126 bones total: 64 in shoulder and upper limbs; 62
in pelvis and lower limbs
Functions of the skeletal Movement, protection/support, factory (R/W BC),
system stores
Red marrow Flat bones and ends of long bones
Yellow marrow Interior medical portion of long bones
Used to replace those worn out and destroyed by
Bone marrow
liver
Long bones Found in upper and lower arms and legs
Flat bones skull and ribs
Irregular bones Represented by bones in spinal column
Short bones Wrist and ankle
Sesamoid bones Patella (mechanical levers)
Complete fracture bone snaps into two or more parts
the bone cracks but does not break all the way
Incomplete fracture
through
Open fracture skin breaks and bleeding
Closed fracture cannot see bone, no bleeding, deformed bone
can be incomplete or complete, but does not
Simple
pierce skin
a complete break in the bone where the bone ends
Compound
separate and break through the skin
an incomplete break in the shaft of the bone; occurs
Greenstick
in children. Looks fuzzy around break on x-ray
an incomplete break which occurs when there is
Buckle
axial loading of a bone
a small, incomplete break in the bone that results
Stress
from overuse, weakness, or biochemical problems
Avulsion a tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of bone