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Epiphysis
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ends of long bone (head)
spongy bone stores red bone marrow in adults |
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Diaphysis
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shaft of long bone
compact bone stores yellow bone marrow |
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periosteum
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The layer that surrounds a bone, consisting of an outer fibrous region and inner cellular region.
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Perforating (Sharpey's) Fibers:
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fibers from the periosteum that penetrate into the bone
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Articular Cartilage:
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covers epiphysis instead of periosteum
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Epiphyseal Plate
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thin area of hyaline cartilage that provides bone growth
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Endosteum
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An incomplete cellular lining on the inner (medullary) surfaces of bones.
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Medullary Cavity
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The space within a bone that contains the marrow.
the central cavity of the shaft |
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Osteoblasts
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produce new bone matrix (ossification)
bone forming cells |
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Osteoclasts
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remove and recycle bone matrix
bone breakdown/reabsorption |
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Osteocytes
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mature bone cells in the lacuna
repair damaged bone |
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Lamellae
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layers of bone matrix
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Canaliculi
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narrow passageways that radiate through the matrix and connect lacunae with each other, allowing exchange of nutrients
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Central Canal
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Haversian Canal
contains blood vessels that carry blood to and from the osteon |
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Osteon
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a central canal and all the concentric lamellae surrounding it
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Concentric Lamellae
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concentric circles that arrange around the central canal
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Interstitial Lamellae
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fill in the spaces between osteons in compact bone
remnants of circumferential lamellae that have been broken down |
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Circumferential Lamellae
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found at outer and inner surfaces of bone
covered by periosteum and endosteum |
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Axial Skeleton
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skull, vertebral column, bony thorax
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Skull
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Three Subgroups:
1. Cranium 2. Facial Bones 3. Associated Bones (hyoid bone and ear ossicles) 22 skull bones |
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Sutures
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1. Squamous Suture
2. Lambdoid Suture 3. Coronal Suture 4. Sagittal Suture |
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Squamous Suture
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separates the temporal bone with the parietal bone
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Lambdoid Suture:
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separates the occipital bone from the parietal bones
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Coronal Suture:
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separates the parietal bones from the frontal bone
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Sagittal Suture:
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separates the two parietal bones
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Cranium
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8 bones
-- 2 paired (parietals and temporals) houses the brain |
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Paired Cranial Bones
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1. Parietal Bones (L&R)
2. Temporal Bones (L&R) |
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List the 8 Cranial Bones:
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1. Frontal Bone
2-3. Parietal Bones (L&R) 4-5. Temporal Bones (L&R) 6. Occipital Bone 7. Sphenoid Bone 8. Ethmoid Bone |
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Frontal Bone
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Identify: 1. Frontal Sinus 2. Glabella |
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Parietal Bones
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Left and right |
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Temporal Bones
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Left and Right Identify: 1. External Auditory Meatus 2. Styloid Process 3. Zygomatic Process (and Zygomatic Arch) 4. Mastoid Process 5. Mandibular Fossa |
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Occipital Bone:
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Identify: 1. Foramen Magnum 2. Occipital Condyles |
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Sphenoid Bone:
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Identify: 1. Optic Canal (optic foramen) 2. Greater Wings 3. Lesser Wings 4. Sella Turcica 5. Sphenoid Sinus |
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Ethmoid Bone:
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*One of the 8 Cranial Bones
Identify: 1. Crista Galli 2. Cribriform Plate 3. Ethmoid Sinus |
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Facial Bones:
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14 Facial Bones
-- 12 are paired -- 2 are single (vomer and mandible) |
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List the 12 Facial Bones:
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1. Mandible
2. Vomer 3-4. Maxilla 5-6. Palatine Bones 7-8. Zygomatic Bones 9-10. Lacrimal Bones 11-12. Nasal Bones 13 - 14. Inferior Nasal Conchae |
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Mandible:
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
unpaired Identify: 1. Condylar head (Mandibular Condyle) 2. Mental Foramen 3. Mandibular Foramen 4. Body 5. Coronoid Process 6. Ramus |
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Vomer:
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
unpaired |
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Maxilla
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Identify: 1. Palatine Process 2. Maxillary Sinus |
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Palatine Bones
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Paired (L&R) |
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Zygomatic Bones
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Paired (L&R) (cheek bones) |
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Lacrimal Bones
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Paired (L&R) |
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Nasal Bones
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Paired (L&R) |
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Inferior Nasal Conchae
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*One of the 14 Facial Bones
Paired (L&R) |
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Associated Facial Bones:
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1. Hyoid Bone
2. Ear Ossicles |
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Hyoid Bone:
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not really considered a skull bone
located above the throat point of attachment for many tongue and neck muscles *horse-shoe shaped |
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Vertebral Column:
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- 24 vertebrae (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar)
- 2 fused bones (Sacrum and Coccyx) |
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Five Divisions of the Vertebral Column
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1. Cervical Vertebrae
2. Thoracic Vertebrae 3. Lumbar Vertebrae 4. Sacrum 5. Coccyx |
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Cervical Vertebrae:
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7 vertebrae (C1-C7)
Characteristics: - Smallest and lightest - Transverse Foramen in each transverse process - Triangular Vertebral Foramen - Bifurcated (split in two) Spinous Process - Wide Transverse processes |
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Atlas
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C1
"Yes" Characteristics: - lacks a body |
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Axis
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C2
"No" Characteristics: - Dens |
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Thoracic Vertebrae:
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12 vertebrae (T1-T12)
Characteristics: - heart-shaped body - Small costal Facets - oval/round vertebral foramen - Long, spinous process with a sharp downward hook - only vertebrae that articulate with ribs |
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Lumbar Vertebrae:
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5 vertebrae (L1-L5)
Characteristics: - Largest and strongest vertebrae - block-like bodies - short, thick spinous processes - limited mobility *spinal cord ends at L2, but outer covering of spinal cord continues |
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Sacrum:
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5 fused sacral vertebrae (S1-S5)
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Coccyx:
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3-5 Fused Vertebrae (coccygeal)
human tailbone |
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4 Normal Spinal Curves of the Vertebral Column
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Primary Curves (present at birth):
1. Thoracic 2. Sacral Secondary Curves (Developed after birth): 3. Cervical 4. Lumbar |
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Dens:
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only in C2
a large, vertical process that serves as a pivot point allow "no" |
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Body:
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rounded, central portion of vertebrae
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Vertebral Arch:
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composed of pedicles, laminae, and a spinous process
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Vertebral Foramen:
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opening for the spinal cord
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Transverse Process:
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two lateral projections from the vertebral arch
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Intervertebral Foramen:
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openings in the right and left pedicles
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Spinous Process:
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single, medial and posterior projections from the vertebral arch
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Superior and Inferior Articular Processes:
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paired projections on the sides of vertebral foramen
--> articulation with other vertebrae |
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Bony Thorax (Thoracic Cage):
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1. Sternum
2. 12 Thoracic Vertebrae 3. 12 Pairs of Ribs |
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Sternum:
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a single bone in the adult that is fused from three fetally separate bones (Manubrium, Sternal Body (Gladiolus, Xiphoid Process)
flat bone |
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3 Bones of the Sternum:
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1. Manubrium
2. Sternal Body (Gladiolus) 3. Xiphoid Process |
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Ribs:
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12 pairs of ribs
3 Types: 1. True Ribs 2. False Ribs 3. Floating Ribs |
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True Ribs
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"Vertebrosternal Ribs"
First 7 pairs attach to their own costal cartilages |
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False Ribs
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"Vertebrochondral Ribs"
Rib Pairs 8-10 Indirectly attach to the sternum through the coastal cartilage of rib pair #7 |
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Floating Ribs
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"Vertebral Ribs"
Last 2 Pairs, 11-12 do NOT attach to the sternum at all |