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30 Cards in this Set
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Cancellous
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Having a lattice-work structure as in the spongy tissue of the bone
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Spongy Tissue of the bone
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Synovial Joint
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Joint that permits the greatest degree of independent motion.
(Elbow, knee, shoulder and hip) |
Your shoulder or hip
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Flexion
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Bending motion that REDUCES the angle between articulating elements
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reduces the angle
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Extention
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Bending motion that INCREASES the angle between articulating elements
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increases the angle
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Sesamoid bone
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Bone that grows within tendenous tissue
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Patella
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Adduction
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Movement of a body part AWAY from the midline
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Opposite of abduction...
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Abduction
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Movement of a body part TOWARD the midline
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Opposite of adduction...
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Joint
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Area where adjacent bones articulate
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Area where a______ b____ art_______
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Cartilage
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Connective tissue providing the articular surfaces of the skeletal system
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Connective tissue providing the a_____ s_____ of the skeletal system
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Periosteum
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Tough exterior covering the bone
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T____ E_____ covering the bone
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Medullary Canal
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Part of the bone that contains marrow
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Amphiarthrosis
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Joint permitting limited movement.
(Vertebrae) |
Joint permitting _____ movement
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Synarthorsis
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Joint that does not permit movement.
(skull, or juncture between jaw and the teeth) |
None
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Diarthrosis
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A synovial joint
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Diaphysis
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Hollow shaft found in longbones
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H______ s____ found in longbones
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Haversian Canals
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Small tubes blood vessels + nerves travel
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Small tubes b____ v____ + nerves travel
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Perforating Canals
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Structures through which blood vessels enter + exit the bone shaft
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S______ through which b____ vessels e + e the b___ shaft
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Epiphysis
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End of a longbone
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The end of a ______
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Devascularization
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Loss of blood vessels from a body part
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Loss of this to a body part
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Metaphysis
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The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
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the growing part of a long bone between the ________ and the ________
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Epiphyseal Plate
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Growth plate
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Area of the m_______ where the cartilage is generated
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Articular Surface
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Surface of a bone that moves against another bone
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Surface of a b____ that moves against another b____
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Rotation
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A turning along the axis of a bone or joint
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Circumduction
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Movement through the arc of a circle
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Ligament
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Connective tissue
Connects bone to bone Holds joints together |
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Joint Capsule
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Ligaments that surround a joint
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Synovial Fluid
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Substance that lubricates synovial joints
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Bursae
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Sacs containing synovial fluid that cushion adjacent structures
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Axial Skeleton
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Bones of the head, thorax and spine
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Appendicular Skeleton
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Bones of the extremities, shoulder girdle, and pelvis
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