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20 Cards in this Set
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appendicular skeleton
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-bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities
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axial skeleton
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-bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone (U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue)
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bone
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-specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes (bone cells); forms the skeleton
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compact bone
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-types of bone tissue
-tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bone |
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spongy bone
cancellous bone |
-types of bone tissue
-mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity |
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long bones
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-classification of bones
-bones of the arms and legs |
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short bones
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-classification of bones
-bones of the wrist and ankles |
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flat bones
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-classifications of bones
-bones of the ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis, and skull |
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irregular bones
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-classification of bones
-bones of the vertebrae and face |
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sesamoid bones
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-classification of bones
-round bones found near joints (e.g., the patella) |
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epiphysis
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-parts of a long bone
-wide ends of a long bone (physis=growth) |
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diaphysis
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-parts of a long bone
-shaft of a long bone |
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metaphysis
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-parts of a long bone
-growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone |
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endosteum
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-parts of a long bone
-membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
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medullary cavity
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-parts of a long bone
-cavity within the shaft of the long bones; filled with bone marrow |
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bone marrow
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-parts of a long bone
-soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones |
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red bone marrow
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-parts of a long bone
-functions to form red blood cells, some white blood cells, and platelets; found in the cavities of most bones in infants and in the flat bones in adults |
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yellow bone marrow
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-parts of a long bone
-gradually replaces red blood marrow in adult bones; functions as storage for fat tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells |
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periosteum
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-parts of a long bone
-a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone |
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articular cartilage
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-parts of a long bone
-a gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate |
