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38 Cards in this Set
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Bone is what kind of tissue? |
Connective tissue |
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what is the name of the cells that break down the ground substance and fibers of the matrix? |
osteoclasts |
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what is the name of the cells that produce ground substance and fibers of the matrix? |
osteoblasts |
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in the first stage of bone development, a model of the future bone is made of what material? |
Hyaline Cartilage |
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where do osteoblasts begin to turn the cartilage bone model into bone? |
Ossification Centers |
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Where does the growth in the length occur in long bones? |
Epiphyseal plate |
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long bones are found mostly in the __________. |
extremities |
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what are the two groups of short bones? |
carpal bones & tarsal bones |
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Sesamoid bones are always found embedded in _________. |
Tendons |
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Ribs, scapula's, cranial bones, and hip bones are categorically what kind of bones? |
Flat bones |
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Facial bones and vertebrae are categorically what kind of bones? |
Irregular bones |
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What is the connective tissue layer on the surface of bones? |
Periosteum |
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What are the two types of strength that bones exhibit? |
Tensile & compressive |
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What gives bone its two kinds of strength? |
Fibers & ground substance |
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Which plane divides the body into upper and lower segments? |
Transverse |
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Which plane divides the body into right and left segments? |
Sagittal |
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Which plane divides the body into front and back segments? |
Frontal |
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How many planes can we move the body? |
Three |
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In what plane do we flex and extend joints? |
Sagittal |
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In what plane do we rotate joints? |
Transverse |
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In what plane do we laterally flex the vertebral column? |
Sagittal |
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In what plane do we abduct and adduct the limbs? |
Frontal |
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If a joint can move on 2 or 3 planes, what bonus movement can the joint make? |
Circumduction |
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The elbow joint can move in how many planes? |
One |
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The shoulder joint can move in how many planes? |
Three |
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The wrist can move in how many planes? |
Two |
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The most central bone in the skeletal organization is the ________? |
Sacrum |
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The most central bone in the cranial and facial structure is the ________? |
Sphenoid |
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The sacrum, vertebrae column, rib cage, and cranium comprise the _________ skeleton. |
Axial |
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The pectoral and pelvic gridles, and the upper and lower limbs comprise the _________ skeleton. |
Appendicular |
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What category of joints are the most mobile joint in the body? |
Synovial |
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What category of joints are the anterior inter-vertebral joints of the spinal column? |
Cartilaginous |
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What category of joints are the cranial sutures? |
Fibrous |
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What is the material that covers the ends of long bones where articulate with neighboring joints? |
Articular cartilage |
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What kind of bone fills in the end of long bones and the inside of all other bones? |
Spongy bone |
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What material fills in the spaces throughout trabecular bones? |
Red marrow |
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What material fills in the medullary cavity of long bones? |
Yellow marrow |
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Yellow marrow is composed of what type of material? |
Adipose tissue |
