Skeletal System
Types of bones Cortical bone Cancellous bone
Bone classification long bones short bones flat bones pneumatic bones irregular bones sesamoid bones
Bones
Bone formation diaphysis epiphysis epiphyseal line (growth plate) Periosteum Articular Surface Medullary cavity Cortex Red marrow Yellow marrow
Bones
Joints (Articulations)
Simple Joint
Compound Joint
Structural Classification Fibrous joint (synarthroses) Cartilaginous joint (amphiarthroses) Synovial joint
Joints
Bone process Bone head Tubercle Tuberosity Condyle Crest Process Protuberance Trochanter
Bone depression
Fossa Foramen Fissure Sinus
Structural Support
frontal parietal Occipital Temporal Zygomatic arch maxilla mandible lacrimal fossa mental foramen orbit external acoustic meatus paracondylar process mastoid process nuchal crest tympanic bulla coronoid process
Skull
Skull Shapes
Brachycephalic
Dolichocephalic
Mesocephalic
Skull
Vertebrae (spondyl) Cervicalo Atlas (C1)o Axis (C2)
Thoracic Lumbar Sacrum Coccygeal intervertebral disc
Ribs (costal)
sternum xiphoid process clavicle
Bones
Scapula Spine of the scapula Humerus Radius Ulna Olecranon Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges Sesamoid Cannon (III metacarpal) Splint Long Pastern (P1) Short Pastern (P2) Coffin bone (P3) Navicular
Front Limb
femur tibia fibula patella Tarsal Metatarsal Phalange Sesamoid Cannon (III metacarpal) Splint Long Pastern (P1) Short Pastern (P2) Coffin bone (P3) Navicular
Hind Limb
Ilium Acetabulum (hip joint) Ischium Pubis Pelvic symphysis Obturator foramen
Pelvis
oste(o) Oste/itis Osteo/dystrophy Osteodystrophy Osteo/genesis Osteo/myel/itis
chondr(o) Chondro/malacia Chondro/placia
Orth Physis Porosis Osteo/porosis dislocation of the hip bursa
Burs/itis reduction arthritis Dislocation arthritis in left hip Sprain
Vocabulary
Osteogenic Sarcoma
Fracture Closed (Simple)
Compound (open)
Comminuted
Pathology
Fracture Greenstick
Compression
Spiral
Pathology
Fracture Avulsion
Chip
Slab
Pathology
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Navicular Disease
Ring bone
Pathology
Hip Dysplasia
Splint
OCD(osteochondrosis dissecans)
Pathology
Wobbler Syndrome
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Pathology