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20 Cards in this Set
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Abduction
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Movement of a body part away from the midline
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Adduction
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Movement of a body part toward the midline of the body
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Amphiarthosis
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Sightly movable joint such as the joint betwwen two vertebrae
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Appendicular Skeleton
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The part of the skeleton that includes the bones of the upper extermities, the lower extremities, the pelivic girdle and the pectoral giridle
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Articulation
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Joining of structures of the joint
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Axial Skeleton
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The part the skeleton that includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum.
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Diaphysis
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Shaft of a long bone
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Diarthrosis
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Freely movable joint such as the kneejoint
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Epiphysis
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End of a long bone. The epiphysis are attached to the diaphysis
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Extension
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An increase in the angle of a joint
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Flexion
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A decrease in the angle of a joint; a bending movement
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Fontenel
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A membraneous gap between the cranial bones of an infant's skull
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Haversian System
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The structural unit of a compact bone; bone is layered in concentric circles around an osteonic canal. Also called an osteon.
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Osteoblast
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A bone-building cell
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Osteoclast
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A cell that causes the breakdown of bone; parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclastic activity.
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Osteoporosis
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Weakened bones due to the loss of bone matrix
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Periosteum
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Fibrous connective tissue that covers the surface of a long bone
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Scoliosis
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Lateral survature of the spine
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Synarthrosis
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A movable joint
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Synovial Joint
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A freely movable joint
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