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50 Cards in this Set
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ACETABULUM
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socket in the hip bone into which the head of the femur fits
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AMPHIARTHROSIS
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slightly movable joint such as the one joining the two pubic bones
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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
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the bones of the upper and lower extremities of the body
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ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
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cartilage covering the joint ends of bones
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ARTICULATION
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place of junction between two or m ore bones of the skeleton; also called a joint
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AXIAL SKELETON
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the bones of teh head, neck, and torso
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CALCANEUS
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heel bone; largest tarsal in the foot
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CANALICULI
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an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact bone
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CARTILAGE
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a specialized fibrous connective tissue that had the consistency of a firm plastic like get
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CENTRAL CANAL
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longitudinal canal containing vascular elements and nervous tissue located in the center of an osteon, or haversian systme
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compact bone
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bone that has a hard dense outer layer
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coxal bone
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the pelvic bone or hipbone formed by funsion of three distinct bones during skeletal development
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cranium
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bony vault made up of eight bones that excases the brain
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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
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endochondral ossification
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process in which most bones are formed from cartilage models
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endosteum
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fibrous membrane that lines the meduallary cavity
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epiphyses
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ends of a long bone
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epiphyseal line
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point of fusion seen in a mature bone that replaces the epiphyseal cartilage or growth plate that once separated the epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone
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epiphyseal plate
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cartilage plate that is between teh epiphysis and the diaphysis and allows growth to occur
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femur
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thigh bone
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fibula
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slender non-weight-bearing bone located ont eh lateral aspect of the leg
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fontanels
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soft spots
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Haversian system
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circular arrangements of calcified matrix and cells that give bone its characteristic appearance
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hematopoiesis
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blood cell formation
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humerus
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second longest bone in the body
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ilium
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distal portion of the small intestine
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ischium
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one of the three separate bones that forms the os coxae
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joint capsule
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fibrous connective tissue sleeve
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lacuna
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space or cavity
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femur
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thigh bone
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fibula
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slender non-weight-bearing bone located ont eh lateral aspect of the leg
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fontanels
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soft spots
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Haversian system
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circular arrangements of calcified matrix and cells that give bone its characteristic appearance
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hematopoiesis
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blood cell formation
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humerus
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second longest bone in the body
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ilium
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distal portion of the small intestine
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ischium
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one of the three separate bones that forms the os coxae
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joint capsule
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fibrous connective tissue sleeve
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lacuna
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space or cavity
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lamella
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thin layer
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lateral longitudinal arch
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outer lengthwise support structure of the foot
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ligament
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bond or band connecting two objects
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medial longitudinal arch
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inner lengthwise support structure of the foot
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medullary cavity
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hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow
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metacarpal
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part of the hand between the wrist and fingers
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metatarsals
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five bones that form the foot
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middles ear
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tiny and very thin epitheliumlined vacity in the temporal bone that houses the ossicles
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olecranon fossa
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large depression on the posterior surface of the humerus
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olecranon process
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large bony process of the ulna
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