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10 Cards in this Set
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Bone Functions (list)
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Support
Protect Points of Attachment (for muscles) Houe blood producing cells Store inorganic salts |
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Bone Classification (list)
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Long
Short Flat Irregular Sesmoid Sutural |
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Describe Long Bones
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Longitudinal axes and expanded ends. (humerus, femur)
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Describe Short Bones
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Somewhat cube-like; lengths and widths roughly equal. (carpals, tarsals)
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Describe Flat Bones
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Plate-like; broad surfaces. (scapula,frontal)
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Describe Irregular Bones
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Variety of shape; usually connected to several other bones. (vertebrae zygomatic)
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Describe Sesamoid Bones
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Usually small and bumpy; embedded w/in tendons adjacent to joints. (patella, base of metatarsals)
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Describe Sutural Bones
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Irregular bones formed b/w cranial bones. (skull within sutures)
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Name the Parts of a Long Bone
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Epiphysis
Articular Cartilage Diaphysis Periosteum Compact Bone Spongy Bone Medullary Cavity Endosteum Marrow |
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Describe Epiphysis
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Expanded portion at end of bone; articulates with other bone
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