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21 Cards in this Set
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Articular cartilage |
Layer of Hyaline cartilage coating the articulating portion of the epiphysis |
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Bursa |
A saclike fluid filled structure lined with synovial membrane near a joint |
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Cartilaginous joint |
Two or more bones join by cartilagedense tissue in which cells are organized in osteons with no spaces |
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Compact bone |
Dense tissue in which cells are organized in osteons with no spaces |
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Diaphysis |
The shaft of a long bone |
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Endochondral bone |
Bone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is subsequently replaced by bone tissue |
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Epiphyseal plate |
Cartilage in the slayer within the long bone epiphysis that grows |
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Epiphysis |
The end of a long bone |
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Fibrous joint |
Two or more bones join by connective tissue containing many fibers |
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Hemopoiesis |
The production of blood cells |
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Intramembranous bone |
Bone that forms from membrane likely is of primitive connective tissue |
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Lever |
A simple mechanical device consisting of a rod fulcrum weight and the source of energy that is applied to some point on the rug |
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Marrow |
Connective tissue and spaces within bones that includes blood forming stem cells |
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Medullary cavity |
Cavity containing Merrill within the diaphysis of long bone |
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Meniscus |
Fibrocartilage that separates the articulating surfaces of bones in the knee |
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Osteoblast |
A bone forming cells |
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Osteoclast |
A cell that erodes bone |
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Osteocyte |
A mature bone cell |
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Periosteum |
Fibrous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bonebone that consists of bars in plates separated by a regular spaces |
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Spongy bone |
Bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces |
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Synovial joint |
A freely movable joint |
