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61 Cards in this Set
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femur
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long bone
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fibula
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long bone
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tibia
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long bone
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humerus
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long bone
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radius
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long bone
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ulna
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long bone
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phlanges
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longe bones
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upper limbs
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long bones
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lower limbs
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long bones
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bones that are longer than they are wide
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long bones
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rib
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flat bone
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sternum
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flat bone
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scapula
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flat bone
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skull
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flat bone
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pelvis
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flat bone
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bones which are found where the principal requirement is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment
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flat bone
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bones that are as wide as they are long
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short bone
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Their primary function is to provide support and stability with little to no movement
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short bone
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scaphoid
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short bone
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lunate
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short bone
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triquetrum
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short bone
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trapezium
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short bone
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trapezoid
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short bone
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capitate
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short bone
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hamate
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short bone
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cuboid
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short bone
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navicular
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short bone
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1st cuneiform
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short bone
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2nd cuneiform
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short bone
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3rd cuneiform
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short bone
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talus
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short bone
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calcaneus
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short bone
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serve various purposes in the body, such as protection of nervous tissue
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irregular bone
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affording multiple anchor points for skeletal muscle attachment
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irregular bone
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vertebrae
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irregular bone
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sacrum
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irregular bone
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coccyx
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irregular bone
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temporal
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irregular bone
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sphenoid
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irregular bone
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ethmoid
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irregular bone
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zygomatic
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irregular bone
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maxilla
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irregular bone
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mandible
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irregular bone
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palatine
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irregular bone
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inferior nasal concha
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irregular bone
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hyoid
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irregular bone
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facial bones
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irregular bone
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a bone embedded within a tendon
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sesamoid
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patella
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sesamoid
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pisiform
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sesamoid
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what is the function of yellow bone marrow
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stores fat
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the shaft of a long bone is called the
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diaphysis
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the site where bone growth occurs in a long bone is the
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epiphyseal plates (discs)
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a thin layer of connective tissue that lines the inner surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones
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endosteum
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the site where bone growth occurs in a long bone is the
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ossification center
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a membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints of long bones
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periosteum
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one of the cells in the inner layer of the periosteum that develop into osteoblasts
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osteogenic cells
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in bone, fat is stored in the
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yellow marrow
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appears about the time of birth, in each end (epiphysis) of long bones
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secondary ossification center
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the cells responsible for bone resorption, thus they break down bone
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osteoclasts
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Their functions include, to varying degrees: formation of bone; matrix maintenance; and calcium homeostasis
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osteocytes
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