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Anatomy & Physiology I

Practical II

Connective Tissue & Skeletal System

 

Connective Tissues

1. Know the types of connective tissue

2. Be able to identify the characteristics and functions of the following tissues. Also be able to identify the following tissues on a slide.

  1. Know the anatomical directions. (i.e. distal, proximal, anterior, etc)
  2. Know what articulates means.
  3. Know how to determine an appendicular bone belongs on the right or the left.
  4. Know the structure of long bones: (There will be cow bones)
    1. compact bone
    2. spongy bone
    3. yellow bone marrow
    4. red bone marrow
    5. periosteum

  5. Be able to identify all of the following bones and structures and know where which bone it articulates to:

    1. Skull
      1. suture joints
        1. coronal
        2. sagittal
        3. squamous.
        4. lamdoid
      2. cranium (know right from left where it applies)
        1. fontal bone
      1. parietal bone
      2. occipital bone
      1. temporal:
      1. sphenoid bone
      1. ethmoid bone

  1. facial bones
            1. maxillary bones
            1. lacrimal bones
            2. nasal bones
            3. vomer
            4. mandible

D. orbits

E. sinuses

F. hyoid bone: .

II. Pectoral Girdle & Arm

A. pectoral girdle

B. humerus

C. forearm

  1. ulna
    • olecranon process

ii. radius

D.  hand & wrist

  1. carpals
  2. metacarpals (1 to 5)
  3. phalanges

III. Pelvic Girdle and Legs

A. coxae----pelvic girdle

B. femur----Know how to identify right from left

C. patella

D. Lower leg

E. Foot & Ankle

    1. calcaneus
    2. talus
    3. navicular
    4. cuboid

IV. Vertebrae

A. Know how to identify each type of vertebrae.

    1. cervical
    2. thoracic
    3. lumbar
    4. atlas
    5. axis
    6. sacrum
    7. coccyx

C. intervertebral discs

D. intervertebral foramina

E. vertebrae

V. Thoracic

A. ribs

B. sternum