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38 Cards in this Set
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the shinbone is known as the |
tibia |
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the bones in the palm of the hand are called the |
metacarpals
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the heel bone is known as the |
calcaneus |
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the mastoid process is part of the |
temporal bone |
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____ is another name for the funny bone |
ulna |
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there are __ pairs of true ribs |
7 |
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distally the _____ articulates with the patella |
femur |
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______ bone forms the cheekbone |
zygomatic |
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____ is an imaging technique that allows a physician to examine the internal structure of a joint without the use of extensive surgery |
arthroscopy |
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one of the most common skeletal tumors is |
osteosarcoma |
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a metabolic disorder involving mineral loss in bones due to lack of vitamin D is |
osteomalacia |
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a metabolic disease that is often asymptomatic and affects older adults is |
pagets |
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closed fracture are also known as ______ they do not pierce the skin |
simple fracture |
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________ are breaks that produce many fragments |
comminuted fracture |
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three major types of arthritis |
rheumatioid gouty infectious |
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one form of infecious arthritis is |
lyme disease |
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yellow bone marrow is made of |
fat tissue |
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the joints between crainal bones are called |
synarthrosis
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spaces in bones where osteocytes are found |
lacunae |
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ends of long bones are called |
epiphysis |
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5 types of bones |
long short irregular flat sesamoid |
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covers long bones except at its surface |
periosteum |
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spaces inside cranial bones |
suture |
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2 division of the skeleton and their parts |
appendicular (upper&lower extremeties) 126 axial (everything else) 80 |
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Bone absorbing cells |
osteoclasts |
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freely moveable joints |
diathrosis |
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what part of bone does pain come from |
stretch of periosteum membrane
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another name for spongy bone |
cancellous |
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if looking at compact bone under microscope you would see |
haversian system or osteons |
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bone forming cells |
osteoblasts |
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cells that maintain bone |
osteocytes |
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where does growth occur |
metaphysis |
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which cells replace osteoblasts |
osteocytes |
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as long as the ________ is there growth will continue |
epiphyseal plate |
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once _______ forms, growth is done |
epiphyseal line |
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production of RBC/WBC/platelets is made in |
red bone marrow |
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order of importance of minerals
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calcium, phosphorus, magnesium |
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where are bone minerals stored |
matrix |
