The Skeletal System Sports Medicine HCS 1050 SLO: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4
Bones Dia – Through/between Oss, osse/o – bone, bone tissue - clast - break
Bone of the Axial Skeleton Para – near Pariet/o – wall Cost/o - rib
Bone of the Appendicular Skeleton Supra – above, superior Infra – below, inferior Meta – near, beyond
Disorders of Bone - penia – lack of - malacia - softening
The Joints Arthr/o – joint, articulation Amphi – on both sides, around, double Ab – away from Ad – toward, added to Circum - around
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton
Axial Skeleton Consists of 80 bones and includes the bony framework of the head and trunk. Think of the axial skeleton as the body’s axis.
Appendicular Skeleton Consists of 126 bones and forms the framework for the extremities (limbs) and for the shoulders and hips. Think of the appendicular skeleton as the body’s appendages.