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13 Cards in this Set
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Epiphyses |
At each end of a long bone and are covered with articular cartilage and articulate with other bones. |
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Diaphysis |
The shafts of the bone |
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Periosteum |
Covers the entire bone. |
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Compact bone |
Has a continues extracellular matrix with no gaps. |
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Spongy bone |
Has irregular interconnecting spaces between bony plates called trabeculae |
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Medullary Cavity |
Hollowed portion of the diaphysis that contains marrow. |
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Osteocytes |
Located in bony chambers called lucunae |
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Endosteum |
A thin membrane contianing bone forming cells. Lines medullary |
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Perforating canal |
Transverse canals in the bones |
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Intramembranous bones |
Flat bones of the skull, the clavickles, the sternum, and some facial bones. |
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Endochondral bones |
They develope as hyaline Cartlidge that bone tissue later replaces. |
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Epiphyseal plate |
Remains between the primary and secondary ossification centers. Responsible for bone lengthening. |
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Factors effecting bone growth |
Deficiencies in A,C or D. Insufficient secretion of growth hormones from the pituitary gland. |
