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25 Cards in this Set
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Name the three kinds of cartilage |
Hyaline Elastic Fibrous |
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What type of cartilage is like glass? |
Hyaline |
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What type of cartilage is least abundant? |
Elastic |
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What is the clinical name for a cartilage cell? |
Chondrocyte |
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Why does cartilage take a long time to heal? |
It is avascular |
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What kind of cartilage covers the articular surfaces of bone? |
Hyaline/Articualr cartilage |
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What is the functional unit of bone? |
Osteon/Haversian system |
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What kind of bone cell breaks down calcified matrix? |
Osteoclast |
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What kind of bone cell lays down new bony matrix? |
Osteoblast |
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Spongy bone is located in which region of long bone? |
Epiphysis |
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Name the 4 different kinds of bone |
Long Short Flat Irregular |
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Where is the trabecular/spongy bone located? |
Epiphysis |
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The chamber located within the shaft of a long bone is called the ___ |
Medullary cavity |
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Name the location of red bone marrow ___ and yellow bone marrow ___ |
Epiphysis, Medullary cavity |
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Name the 3 classifications of joints |
Fibrous/Synarthrotic Cartilage/Amphiarthrotic Synovial/Diarthrotic |
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What type of joint is freely movable? |
Synovial/Diarthrotic |
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What type of joint is found between the pubic bones? |
Symphasis |
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What is the name of fibrous/synarthrotic joint found between the cranial bones? |
Suture |
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Where is a synchondrosis joint found? |
Epiphyseal plate/Growth plate |
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Name the 6 synovial/diarthrotic joints |
Ball & socket Hinge Pivot Gliding Saddle Ellipsoid |
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What is the name of the synovial/ diarthrotic joint that is most movable? |
Ball & socket |
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What is the name the synovial/diarthrotic joint that is least movable? |
Gliding |
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Which law states that bony architecture is dictated by the forces placed upon it? |
Wolf's law - 1892 |
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Name the 3 kinds of bone cells |
Osteocyte Osteoblast Osteoclast |
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What gives bone its tensile strength? |
Collagen |
