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59 Cards in this Set
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Cut across long axis at right angle
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Traverse plane
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Passes lengthwise of the body, or limb. Divides body, or limb, into two equal halves
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Median (mid-sagittal)
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Towards the back
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Dorsal
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Towards the head
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Cranial
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Towards the tail
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Caudal
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Ventral
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Towards the belly
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Superior
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above
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Inferior
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below
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Parallel to the median
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Para-sagittal (sagittal)
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Toward the back (behind)
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Posterior
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Toward the front (forward)
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Anterior
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On the head
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Cephalic
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Toward the nose
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Rostral
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Toward the mouth
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Oral (aboral: opp)
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Bottom of front paw
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Palmar
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Bottom of back paw
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Plantar
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Towards the surface
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Superficial
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Away from the surface
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Deep
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Towards the middle of the body (midline)
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Proximal
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Away from the middle of the body (midline)
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Distal
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Longer than they are wide; have two epiphyses, one diaphysis, slightly curved for strength as levers
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Long bones
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Most of the bones (type) of the upper and lower extremities
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Long bones
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Nearly equal in length and width, mostly spongy bone, thing outer layer of compact bone, somewhat cube shaped, transfer forces in confined spaces,
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Short bones
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Carpals and Tarsals are this type of bones
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Short Bones
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Thin and broad, Two more or less parallel plates of compact bone are enclosing a layer of spongy bone. Ex. skull, ribs, scapula
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Flat bones
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Have complex, varied shapes, many surface markings for muscle attachment. Ex. vertebrae, sphenoid and ethmoid, and certain facial bones
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Irregular bones
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Contains medullary cavity with yellow marrow
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Diaphysis (shaft)
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Contains spongy bone with red marrow
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Epiphysis (proximal and distal)
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Epiphysis line/plate
Nutrient foramen and artery Articular cartilage Periosteum- inner osteogenic layer and outer osteogenic layer Compact bone Spongy bone |
Parts of a long bone
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Consists of the bones related to the axis of the body that protect and support the head, neck, and trunk: skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum
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Axial skeleton
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Consists of the bones of the thoracic and pelvic extremities and the girdles that anchor them; scapula, clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, carpal bones, metcarpal bones, phalanges, sesamoid bones, ox coxae (illium, ischium, pubis) bony pelvis- pelvic girdle and sacrum, femur, fabella, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, phalanges, sesamoids
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Appendicular skeleton
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Os penis, Os cordis
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Visceral skeleton
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immovable articulations in which bones are held together by fibrous connective tissue
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Synarthroses
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found in the flat bones of skulls (articulation)
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sutures
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spike of a bone fits into a socket (teeth set within the alveoli) (articulation)
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gomphoses
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the bones are held together by hyaline cartilage (articulation) (Epiphysis of long bone)
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synchondroses
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slightly movable joints in which bones are united by cartilage
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aphiarthroses
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bones joined with fibrous interosseus ligaments
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syndesmoses
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fibrocartilage discs between bones (symphysis pubis)
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symphyses
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freely movable joints
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Diarthroses
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convex surface of one bone articulates with concave surface of the other (knee, elbow)
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hinge
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conical portion of one bone articulates with a depression of another (atlas/axis, radius/ulna)
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pivot
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flattened or slightly curve articulating surfaces (Intercarpal, intertarsal sliding)
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gliding
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oval condyle of one bone articulates with elliptical cavity of another (radius, carpals)
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elipsoid
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concave/and convex/ shaped surfaces of each articulating bone (carpal/metacarpals)
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saddle
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rounded, convex head of one bone articulates with the socket of another (hip, shoulder)
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ball-and-socket
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increase or decrease the joint angle produced by articulating bones
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angular
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movement that decreases the joint angle
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flexion
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movement that increases the joint angle
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extension
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movement away from the midline of the body
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abduction
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movement toward the midline of the body
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adduction
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one bone with an oval or rounded surface articulates with a bone with a corresponding cup or depression permitting circular movement
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circular
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movement of a bone around its own axis
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rotation
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palms are upward
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supination
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palms are downward
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pronation
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There are nine palmar -------- ------ and 4 nodular dorsal ------- --------
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sesamoid bones
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simple connective tissue sacs containing a viscous fluid and serving to reduce friction, usually located between a tendon, ligament, or muscle and a bony prominence
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bursae
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located around tendon passing through grooves of bone
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synovial sheath
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double layered elongated sheaths containing synovia that wrap tendons as the pass osseuos or fibrous grooves
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synovial sheath
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