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20 Cards in this Set
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Adduction |
Movement of a body part away from the median plane of a body |
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Adduction |
Movement of a body part toward the median plane of the body |
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Articular cartilage |
Cartilage covering the articular surfaces of the bones participating in synovial joint |
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Articulation |
A joining or connecting together loosely to allow movement |
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Circumduction |
Movement of a part or an extremity in a circular direction |
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Diaphysis |
The part of a long bone between the epiphyses |
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Epiphysis |
A part of a long bone developed from a secondary center of ossification, distinct from that of the shaft |
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Extenstion |
Pulling or dragging force exerted on a limp in a distal direction |
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Flexion |
Movement decreasing the angle between articulating bones |
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Hematopoiesis |
Process of formation and development of the various types of blood cells and other formed elements |
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Osteoblast |
Bone forming cell that is derived from mesenchymal osteoprognitor cells and forms and gaseous matrix in which it becomes enclosed as an osteocyte |
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Osteoclast |
A large multinucleated cell functioning in the absorption and removal of osseous tissue |
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Osteocyte |
A cell of osseous tissue that occupies a lacuna and has cytoplasmic processes that extend into canaliculi and make contact by means of gap junctions with the processes of other osteocytes |
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Periosteum |
Thick fibrous membrane covering the entire surface of a bone except its articular cartilage and the areas where it attaches to tendons and ligaments |
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Prone |
The body when lying face downward |
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Rotation |
Turning or movement of a body around its axis |
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Supine |
Denoting when the body is lying face upward |
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Suture |
A form of fibrous joint in which two bones formed in membrane are u tied by a fibrous membrane continuous with the periosteum |
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Synovial joint |
A joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibro cartilage within a joint cavity that contains synovial fluid |
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Tendon |
A fibrous cord or band of variable which connects the fleshy (contractile) part of muscle with its bony attachment or other structure |
