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10 Cards in this Set
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The ____ is the longest and heaviest bone in the body
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femur
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In a long bone, the ____ is made of mostly spongy bone
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epiphysis
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The pelvic girdle is part of the ____ skeleton division
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appendicular |
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In ____ ossification, osteoblasts convert membranes into bone |
endomembranous |
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Classified by shape, the humerus is a ____ bone |
Long |
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The ____ vertebrae articulate with the ribs |
thoraric |
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Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix |
osteocytes |
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Immature bone cells that secrete bone matrix
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osteoblasts |
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Break down bone matrix and release stored minerals into the blood |
osteoclasts |
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Classified by function, a ____ joint is immovable
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synarthrosis
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