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57 Cards in this Set
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appendicular skeleton
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shoulder, pelvis, upper and lower extremities
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axial skeleton
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skull, vertebral column, chest, hyoid
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compact bone
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tightly solid bone tissue on bone exterior
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spongy bone/cancellous bone
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mesh-like bone tissue on interior of bones surround medullary cavity
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long bones
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bones of arms and legs
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short bones
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bones of wrists and ankles
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flat bones
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bones of ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis, and skull
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irreg bones
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bones of vertebrae and face
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sesamoid bones
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rounds bones found near joints (eg patella)
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epiphysis
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wide ends of long bone
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diaphysis
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shaft of long bone
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metaphysis
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growth zone between epiphysis and diaphysis during development of long bone
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endosteum
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membrane lining medullary cavity of bone
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medullary cavity
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cavity within shaft of long bones; filled with bone marrow
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bone marrow
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soft connective tissue within medullary cavity of bones
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red bone marrow
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forms RBC, some WBC and platelets; found in cavities of most bones in infants and flat bones in adults
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yellow bone marrow
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gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones; storage for fat tissue and is inactive in formation of blood cells
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periosteum
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fibrous, vascular membrane that covers bone
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articular cartilage
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gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate
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articulation
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joint
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bursa
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fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid
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disk or disc
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flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction
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nucleus pulposus
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the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disk
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ligament
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a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
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membrane lining the capsule of a joint
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synovial fluid
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joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
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origin of a muscle
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muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts
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insertion of a muscle
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muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts
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tendon
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a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
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fascia
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band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
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coronal/frontal
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divide front from back
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sagittal
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divide left from right
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transverse
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horizontal
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AP anterior-posterior
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front to back
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PA posterior-anterior
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back to front
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superior
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situated above another structure, toward the head
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cephalic
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situated above another structure, toward the head
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inferior
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situated below another structure, away from the head
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caudal
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situated below another structure, away from the head
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decubitus
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lying down, expecially in bed
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lateral decubitus
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lying on the side
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recumbent
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lying down, expecially in bed
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prone
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lying face down and flat
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supine
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horizontal recumbent; lying flat on the back
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flexion
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bending at the join so that the angle between bones is decreased
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extension
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straightening at the joint so that the angle between bones is increased
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abduction
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movt away from body
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adduction
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movt toward body
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rotation
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circular movement around axis
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eversion
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turning outward
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inversion
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turning inward
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supination
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turning of the palmar surface or plantar surface upward or forward
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pronation
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turning of the palmar surface or plantar surface downward or backward
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dorsiflexion
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bending foot or toes upward
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plantar flexion
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bending sole of foot by curling toes toward ground
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ROM
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range of motion: total motion possible in joint, measured in degrees
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gonionmeter
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instrument used to measure joint angles
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