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26 Cards in this Set
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Periosteum
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fibrous, vascular outer covering of bone
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Diaphysis
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shaft of long bone
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Epiphyses
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end of long bone
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Cortical
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layer of dense compact bone on the outside of the diaphysis
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Medullary Cavity
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contains yellow marrow which os mostly fat
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Cancellous bone
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inner, spongy bone containing red marrow
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Ossification
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conversion of cartiledeg into a hard bone
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suture joint
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allows no movemnet
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symphysis joint
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connected by cartilage, , limited movement
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synovial joint
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freely moveable due to space between bones
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hinge joint
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movement in one direction only, back and forth
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ball-and-socket joint
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movement in many different directions
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oste/o
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bone
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mala/o , malac/o
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softening
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-ure
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result of
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por/o
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small opening, pores
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ankyl/o
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fused together, stiff
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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-osing
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a condition of doing
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lord/o
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swayback
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scoli/o
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curved, crooked
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-oid
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resembling
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Fx
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fracture
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NSAIDS
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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PT
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physical Therapy or physical therapist
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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