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28 Cards in this Set
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Bone
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calcified organs composing the skeleton
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cartilage
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substance from which bone ossifies; a type of connective tissue
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joint, articulation
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junction between bones
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head
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enlarged round end of a long bone
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neck
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constriction of a bone near its head
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body
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broadest or longest mass of a bone
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shaft
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body of a long bone, diaphysis
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symphysis
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union of complementary right and left halves at the midline
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eminence
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low convexity (just perceptible)
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process
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projection
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spine
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pointed projection or sharp process
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crest
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ridge or border
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condyle
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polished or rounded articular surface
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epicondyle
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elevation above or proximal to a condyle
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trochlea
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spool-shaped articular surface
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facet
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small articular area
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fossa (pl. fossae)
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shallow depression
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foramen (pl. foramina)
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hole; perforation
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canal
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tubular passage
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epiphyis
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ends of long bone
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diaphysis
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middle/shaft of long bone
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bony connective tissues in bone is two types:
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dense (compact) and spongy (cancellous)
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Bones consist of _____ connective tissue, and also contain _____, cartilage in their ______ surfaces, and ______ ____.
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bones are organs that consist primarily of osseous connective tissue, also contain nerves, cartilage in their articular surfaces and growth plates, fibrous connective tissue (lining their cavities, and covering external surfaces, and blood vessels.
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lamellae
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organized concentric rings
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osteon is composed of a set of ____ around a ____ canal
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osteon is composed of a set of lamellae around a central canal.
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osteocytes:
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bone cells that occupy spaces (lacunae) lamellae between and are connected by extensions existing in canals that connect lacunae.
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canaliculi
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-canals that connect lacunae.
-permit communication and nutrietns to flow between osteocytes. |
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spongy cone consists of thin sheets of bone called ____
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trabeculae, that are aligned alng lines of stress
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