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Connective tissue
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Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or encloses the structures of the body. Connective tissues are made up of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix and include bones, cartilage, mucous membranes, fat, and blood.
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Sarcolema
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the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
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Fascia
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a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the body.
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periosteum
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the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
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skin
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the external covering of a animal, normally soft and flexible
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Connective tissue
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Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or encloses the structures of the body. Connective tissues are made up of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix and include bones, cartilage, mucous membranes, fat, and blood.
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Sarcolema
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the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
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Fascia
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a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the body.
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periosteum
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the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
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skin
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the external covering of a animal, normally soft and flexible
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muscle fiber
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structural cell of a muscle
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myofilament
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a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
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a system of membrane-bound tubules that surrounds muscle fibrils, releasing calcium ions during contraction and absorbing them during relaxation.
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Axial Skeleton
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The bones constituting the head and trunk of a vertebrate body.
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atlas vertebrae
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top most vertebrae
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scapula
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either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans; shoulder blade.
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sternum
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breastbone
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rib
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bones making up the rib cage
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diaphysis
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Shaft of the long bones
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epiphysis
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The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.
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flat bone
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a bone having a thin flat shape
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carpal
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any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
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metacarpals
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bones between wrist and fingers.
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collagen fibers
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bundles of collagen
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medullary cavaity
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the marrow cavity of the long bone
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haversian canals
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the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in bone.
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haversian system
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a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
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clavicale
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colar bone
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patella
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knee cap
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hyoid
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the bone that supports the tounge muscle
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pubis
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the junction bone of the pelvis
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phalanges
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bones of the fingers or toes
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metatarsals
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bones between ankle and toes
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tendon
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connects muscle to bone
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synovial membrane
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a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid
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thoracic
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the chest cavity
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lumbar
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lower region of the vertebrae
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coccyx
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the final four bones of the spin, also called tailbone
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cervical
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the neck region of the spine
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epiphyseal plate
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the growth plate
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osteocytes
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mature bone cell
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diaphyseal plate
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located on the long bones
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red bone marrow
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this is where the formation of red blood cells takes place in youth and young adults
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yellow bone marrow
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located at the end of long bones in adults, composed mostly of fat
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floating rib
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ribs not directly conneted to the sternum
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