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18 Cards in this Set
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Bones
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Provide the framework around which the body is constructed and protest and support internal organs; Are complete organs composed chiefly of connective tissue called osseous tissue
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Joints
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Places at which bones come together
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Muscles
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Whether attached to bones or to internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement
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Osteoblasts
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Immature osteocytes that produce the bony tissue that replaces cartilage during ossification; Work with osteoclasts in all bones throughout life tearing down and rebuilding bony tissue in order for bones to grow and maintain strength
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Osteoclasts
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Large cells that function to reabsorb, or digest, bony tissues; Work with osteoblasts in all bones throughout life tearing down and rebuilding bony tissue in order for bones to grow and maintain strength
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Cranial Bones
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Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Sphenoid and Ethmoid which are all connected at suture lines
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Vertebral column
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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum and Coccyx
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Striated Muscles
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Muscles that move all bones as well as the face and eyes
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Smooth Muscles
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Muscles that move internal organs such as digestive tract, blood vessels, and secretory ducts leading from glands
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Cardiac Muscles
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Muscles that are found in the heart
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Abduction
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Movement away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Movement toward the midline of the body
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Extension
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Straightening of a flexed limb
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Flexion
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Bending at a joint
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Arthrography
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Process of taking x-ray images after injection of contract material into the joint
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Arthroplasty
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Surgical repair of the joint
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Computer Tomography
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X-Ray beam is used with a computer to provide cross-sectional images
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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Radio waves and a magnetic field create images of soft tissue
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