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34 Cards in this Set
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Function of Bone:
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1. Support and Protect the body
2. Movement 3. Store lipids and minerals (calcium) 4. Hematopoiesis (blood cell formation) in bone marrow |
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Axial Skeleton
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bones that lie around the body's center of gravity
skull, rib cage, vertebral column |
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Apendicular Skeleton
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bones of the limbs or appendages
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Cartilage
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- consists mostly of water
- no nerves - few blood vessels - surrounded by perichondrium (dense connective tissue) |
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Hyaline Cartilage
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provides support
makes up most skeletal cartilage found in the external ear and epiglottis |
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Elastic Cartilage
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- flexible
- maintains shape - found in the external ear and the epiglottis |
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Fibrocartilage
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- strong
- resists shock - found in the intervertebral discs of knee joints |
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Compact bone
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smooth and homogenous
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Spongy (cancellous) bone
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composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone
lots of open space |
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Long bones
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longer than they are wide
shaft with heads at either end mostly composed of compact bone Ex: femur and phalanges |
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Short bones
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cube-shaped
contain more spongy bone than compact bone Ex: tarsals and carpals |
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Flat Bones
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thin, wafer-like layers of compact bone
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Irregular Bones
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bones that do not fall into another category
Ex: vertebrae |
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Sesamoid bones
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bones that develop inside tendons
a special type of short bones Ex: Patella (knee cap) |
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Wormian (Sutural) bones
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tiny bones between cranial bones
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tuberosity
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large rounded projection
may be roughened |
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crest
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narrow ridge of bone
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trochanter
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very large, blunt projection (only in femus); irregularly shaped
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line
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narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest
(smaller than a crest) |
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Tubercle
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small rounded projection
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Epicondyle
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raised area on or above a condyle
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Spine
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sharp slender process
ofter pointed projection |
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Process
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projection or prominence
any bony prominence |
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Head
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bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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Facet
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smooth nearly flat articular surface
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Condyle
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rounded articular projection
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Ramus
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arm-like bar of bone
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groove
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furrow
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fissure
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narrow, slitlike opening
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foramen
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round or oval opening
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notch
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indentation at the edge of a structure
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meatus
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canal-like passageway
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sinus
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air filled cavity in a bone
lined with mucous membrane |
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fossa
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shallow depression
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