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Chapter 6: The Skeletal System: Bones and Joints


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Chapter 6: The Skeletal System: Bones and Joints

  1. Functions of the Skeletal System (Fig. 6.1, p. 111)

    1. Bone

      1. Support
      2. Protection
      3. Lever system
      4. Mineral storage
      5. Blood cell formation

    2. Cartilage

      1. Model for bone growth
      2. Smooth joint surfaces
      3. Support

    3. Tendons and ligaments form attachments

  2. Connective Tissue

    1. Cartilage extracellular matrix

      1. Collagen
      2. Proteoglycans

    2. Bone extracellular matrix

      1. Collagen
      2. Hydroxyapatite

  3. General Features of Bone

    1. Bone shapesHSST/4: See Fig. 6.2, p. 156

      1. Long bones
      2. Short bones
      3. Flat bones
      4. Irregular bones

    2. Long bone anatomy (Fig. 6.2, p. 113) TA 50
    3. Bone histology HSST/4: See Fig. 6.7, p. 160

      1. Compact bone (Fig. 6.3, p. 114) TA 51
      2. Cancellous bone (Fig. 6.4, p. 115) TA 52

    4. Bone ossification HSST/4: See Table 6.2, p. 163

      1. Intramembranous ossification (Fig. 6.5, p. 116)
      2. Endochondral ossification (Fig. 6.5, 6.6, p. 115-116) TAs 53, 54

    5. Bone growth

      1. Increase in diameter
      2. Endochondral growth - increase in length (Fig. 6.7, p. 117) TA 55

    6. Bone remodeling and repair (Fig. 6.8, p. 119) TA 56 HSST/4: See Fig. 6.20, p. 173 "Calcium Homeostasis"

  4. The Skeleton (Fig. 6.9, p. 121) TA 57

    1. General Considerations of Bone Anatomy (Table 6.1, p. 120)

      1. Terms (Table 6.2, p. 122)

    2. Axial skeleton

      1. Skull HSST/4: See nasal cavity and orbit bones, p. 199

        1. Lateral view (Fig. 6.10, p. 122) TA 58
        2. Frontal view (Fig. 6.11, p. 123)
        3. Paranasal sinuses (Fig. 6.12, p. 124) TA 59
        4. Floor of the cranial vault (Fig. 6.13, p. 125) TA 60
        5. Base of skull from below (Fig. 6.14, p. 126) TA 61 HSST/4: See "Skull foramina, fissures, and canals", p. 197

      2. Vertebral column (Fig. 6.15, 6.16, p. 127) TAs 62, 63

        1. Regional differences (Fig. 6.17, p. 128) TA 64 HSST/4: See herniated disk, Fig. 7.17 p. 204
        2. Sacrum and coccyx (Fig. 6.18, p. 129)
        3. Thoracic cage (Fig. 6.19, p. 129) TA 65
        4. Ribs and costal cartilages
        5. Sternum

    3. Appendicular skeleton

      1. Pectoral girdle

        1. Scapula (Fig. 6.20, p. 130) TA 66
        2. Clavicle

      2. Upper limb (Fig. 6.25, p. 134)

        1. Arm humerus (Fig. 6.22, p. 131) TA 67
        2. Forearm radius and ulna (Fig. 6.23, p. 132) TA 68
        3. Wrist and hand (Fig. 6.24, p. 133) TA 69
        4. Pelvic girdle (Fig. 6.26, 6.27, p. 134-135) TA 70

      3. Lower limb (Fig. 6.31, p. 138)

        1. Thigh (femur) (Fig. 6.28, p. 136) TA 71
        2. Leg (tibia and fibula) (Fig. 6.29, p. 137) TA 72
        3. Ankle and foot (Fig. 6.30, p. 138) TA 73

  5. Articulations HSST/4: See "Naming and Classification of Joints, p 237

    1. Fibrous joints (Fig. 6.32, p. 139)
    2. Cartilaginous joints
    3. Synovial joints (Fig. 6.33, p. 140) TA 74

      1. Types (Fig. 6. 34, p. 142)

        1. Plane joint
        2. Pivot joint
        3. Hinge joint
        4. Ellipsoid joint
        5. Saddle joint
        6. Ball-and-socket joint

      2. Selected joints (Fig. 6.35, p. 143) HSST/4: See Shoulder, Hip, and Knee Joint Diagrams, p. 235-237
      3. Types of movement (Fig. 6.36, p. 144-145)

        1. Flexion and extension
        2. Abduction and adduction
        3. Pronation and supination
        4. Inversion and eversion
        5. Protraction and retraction
        6. Elevation and depression
        7. Opposition and reposition
        8. Rotation
        9. Circumduction

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