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22 Cards in this Set
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Osteocyte
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found in cavities (lacunae)
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Osteoclast
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multi-nuclieated giant cells that remodel bone tissue
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Osteoblast
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synthesize the organic components of the matrix
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Spongy Bone
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found in the head of the bone and contains red marrow
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Compact Bone
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found in the shaft of the bone and is harder than spongy bone, conains yellow marrow
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Osteon
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A central canal and the concentric osseous lamellae encircling it
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Haversian Canal
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channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs
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Lacunae
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An anatomical cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone
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Lamellae
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A thin scale, plate, or layer of bone or tissue
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Canaliculi
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a small canal or tubular passage
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Bone Matrix
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consists of collagen fibers, ground substance, and inorganic bone salts.
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Periosteum
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fibrous outer layer, to whichmuscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
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Sharpey's Fibers
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bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone
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Chondrocytes
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A connective tissue cell that occupies a lacuna
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Hyaline Cartilage
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cartilage with a translucent matrix containing little fibrous tissue
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Elastic Cartilage
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yellowish flexible cartilage that consists of elastic fibers
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Fibrocartilage
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a type of cartilagehaving a large number of fibers
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Perichondrium
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the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
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Osteoporosis
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The thinning of Spongy Bone, can happen to anybody, bone disease
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Lordosis
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an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region
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Kyphosis
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an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine
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Spina Bifida
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a defect in which part of the spinal cord protrudes through the spinal column
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