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26 Cards in this Set
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slightly movable joint such as the joint joining the two pubic bones
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amphiarthrosis
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the bones of the upper and lower extremities of the body
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appendicular skeleton
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cartilage covering the joint ends of bones
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articular cartilage
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joint
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articulation
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the bones of the head,neck and torso
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axial skeleton
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an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact bone
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canaliculi
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cartilage cell
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chondrocyte
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dense bone
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compact bone
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shaft of a long bone
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diaphysis
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freely movable joint
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diathroses
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ends of a long bone
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epiphyses
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blood cell formation
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hemopoiesis
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space or cavity
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lucuna
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thin layer, as of bone
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lamella
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hollow area inside the diapysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow
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medullary cavity
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bone-forming cell
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osteoblasts
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bone-absorbing cell
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osteoclast
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bone cell
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osteocyte
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shoulder girdle; the scapula and clavicle
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pectoral girdle
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connects the legs to the trunk
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pelvic girdle
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tough,connective tissue covering the bone
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periosteum
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a space or cavity inside some of the cranial bones
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sinus
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a joint in which fibrous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly; commonly called sutures
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synarthrosis
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connective tissue membrane lining the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid
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synovial membrane
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chest
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thorax
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needlelike threads of spongy bone that surrounds a network of spaces.
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trabeculae
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