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36 Cards in this Set
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Tuberosity
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Large round projection
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Crest
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Narrow ridge of bone
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Trochanter
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Very blunt, irregular process. (Only example is femur)
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Tubercle
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Small rounded projection
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Epicondyle
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Raised area on or above condyle
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Process
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Projection
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Condyle
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Rounded articular projection
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Meatus
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Canal-like passageway
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Fossa
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Shallow, basin-like depression
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Groove
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Furrow
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Fissure
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Slit-like opening
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Groove
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Furrow or channel
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Foramen
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Round or oval opening through a bone
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Diaphysis or Shaft
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Majority of bone
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Periosteum
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Covers bone
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Perforating (Sharpey's) Fibers
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Hold on periosterum
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Osteoblasts
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Create bones
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Osteoclasts
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Destroy bones
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Epiphysis
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End of the long bone
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What are 2 types of marrow?
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Yellow (Adipose)
Red (Red Blood Cells) |
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Endosteum
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Lining of the shaft
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Central Canal
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Nerves/Veins/Arteries go through
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Osteocytes
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Mature bone cells
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Lacunae
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Hold osteocytes
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Lamella
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Layers
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Osteon or Haversian System
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The central canal and all the lamellae surrounding it
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Canaliculi
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Canals that lead back to the Central Canal
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Perforating (Volkmans) Canals
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Canals going laterally
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Where are articular cartilages found?
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Bone ends; at moveable joints
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Where are costal cartilages found?
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Connecting ribs to the sternum.
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Where are laryngeal cartilages found?
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Construct the larynx
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Where are tracheal and bronchial cartilages found?
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Reinforce other passageways of the respiratory system
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Where are nasal cartilages found?
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In the nose; support external nose
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What are intervertebral discs?
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Seperate and cushion the bones of the spine
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Periochondrium
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Covering of the cartilage (dense connective tissue)
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What are 3 cartilage types?
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Hyaline-most skeletal cartilage is made of this. Sturdy with some resilience or "give"
Elastic-More elastic fibers; tolerates bending ex: ear and epiglottis Fibrocartilage- Consists of rows of chondrocytes alternating with row of collagen fibers. Can withdraw heavy compression. ex:intervertebral discs and cartilage within the knee, pubic symphysis |
