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A bone forming cell |
Osteoblast |
B=build |
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The shaft of a long bone is known as |
Diaphysis |
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A bone cell is an |
Osteocyte |
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The thorax pertains to which part of the body? |
The chest |
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A bone in the lower jaw is known as |
The mandible |
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What is the bone of the heel? |
Calcaneous |
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What is the lateral upper section of the scapula? |
Acromion |
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The bone in the upper arm is the |
Humerous |
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A patella is called the |
Kneecap |
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The bones of the fingers and toes are |
Phalanges |
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The breastbone, or anterior bone of the thorax, is |
The sternum |
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A fluid-filled fibrous sac within some joins is |
Bursa |
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A band of strong connective tissues joining bones is |
Ligament |
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Motion that decreases the joint angle is |
Flexion / flexing |
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A skeletal muscle that creates movement by contracting is known as |
Agonist |
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A bundle of fibers is known as |
Fascicle |
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Combining form pertains to movement? |
Kinesi/o |
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Combining form pertains to joints? |
Arthr/o |
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The combining form cervic/o pertains to |
Neck |
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Harder, denser bone is known as ---- bone |
Compact |
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The bones of the skull, spine, and chest form the ---- skeleton |
Axial |
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An ---- is a skeletal muscle that opposes an agonist muscle and relaxes when the agonist contracts. |
Antagonist |
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The ---- or ESR, is a time measurement of red blood cells settling in a test tube over one hour. |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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Bone ---- is an x-ray technique for determining the density of bone |
Densitometry |
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The membrane surrounding a bone? |
Periosteum |
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