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35 Cards in this Set
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EPIPHYSIS
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The expaneded ends of a bone. (Plural is epiphyses)
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DIAPHYSIS
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The main shaft of a long bone. (Plural is diaphyses)
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METAPHYSIS
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That part of the bone which is located between the epiphysis and the diaphysis.
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PERIOSTEUM
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The connective tissue membrane which covers the bone.
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ENDOSTEUM
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The thin membrane which lines the marrow cavity of a bone.
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CORTICAL BONE
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This is the adjectival form of the term "cortex" which refers to the outer layer.
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CANCELLOUS BONE
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A spongy structure, refers mostly to bone tissue.
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OSTEOCYTES
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Mature bone cells.
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LACUNAE
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Small cavities containing mature bone cells. (singular: lacuna)
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CANALICULI
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The narrow channels through which the osteocytes extend. (singular: canaliculi)
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AXIAL SKELETON
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The bones which are found in the head, neck, vertebral column, and chest. Consists of 80 bones.
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SKULL
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8 paired and 5 unpaired (total 21 bones)
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OSSICLES OF EACH EAR
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3 per side (total of 6)
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EAR
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incus
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EAR
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malleus
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EAR
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stapes
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SKULL
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lacrimal
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SKULL
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maxilla
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SKULL
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nasal
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SKULL
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palatine
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SKULL
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parietal
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SKULL
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temporal
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SKULL
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zygomatic
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SKULL
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ethmoid
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SKULL
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frontal
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SKULL
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occipital
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SKULL
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sphenoid
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SKULL
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vomer
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LOWER JAW
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mandible
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NECK
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hyoid
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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26 total bones
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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cervical vertebrae
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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thoracic vertebrae
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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lumbar vertebrae
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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sacrum
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