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13 Cards in this Set
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Long bones
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found only in limbs
act as levers longer than they are wide |
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Short bones
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found only in the appendicular skeleton
as tall as they are wide used for complex movements |
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Flat bones
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reduced in one of the three dimensions
sites for hematopoiesis |
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Irregular bones
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irregular shape
hematopoiesis can occur |
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Sesamoid bones
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seed shaped
imbedded within a tendon located near joints act as ball bearings |
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Pneumatic bones
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air filled
usually found in birds sinuses in cows and horses |
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Axial bones
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located down the long axis
skull, vertebrae, ribs and sternebrae |
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Appendicular bones
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located on the limbs
thoracic and pelvic |
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Heterotopic bones
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located in odd places
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Median Plane
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divides the head, body or limb longitudinally into equal right and left halves.
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Sagittal Plane
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passes the head, body or limb parallel to the medial plane
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Transverse Plane
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cuts across the head, body or limb at a right angle to the median plane
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Dorsal plane
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divides the body into dorsal and ventral regions, runs right angle to both median and transverse plane.
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