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26 Cards in this Set
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Sesamoid |
Round bone, helps reduce friction in a joint |
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Sutural Bones |
Develop within lines that separate bones of the skull |
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Diaphysis |
Long bone shaft |
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Epiphysis |
Club like, rounded ends |
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Metaphysis |
In between epiphysis and diaphysis |
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Periosteum |
Cartilage that surrounds the bone, fused to bone |
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Medullary Cavity |
Cavity filled with bone marrow |
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Endosteum |
Lines inside the hollow bone cavity |
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Fissure |
Narrow slit for vessels and nerves |
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Foramen |
Hole in bone |
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Fossa |
Shallow depression |
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Process |
Projection off bone |
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Neatus |
Tube-like opening |
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Condyle |
Rounded projection at end of bone |
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Head |
Rounded projection, with neck |
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Epicondyle |
Projection above a condyle |
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Trochanter |
Roughened areas for tendon attachment |
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Osteogenic Cells |
Divide to become osteoblasts |
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Osteoblasts |
Bone- building cell |
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Osteocytes |
Embedded osteoblast |
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Osteoclast |
Bone-eating cell |
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Open fracture |
Protruding through skin |
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Comminuted |
Crushed bone, forms splinters |
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Greenstick |
Broken on one side, not the other |
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Impacted |
Bone gets crushed together |
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Stress |
Tiny fractures |
