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17 Cards in this Set
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Red bone marrow |
Forms red & white blood cells Located in soft connective tissue in the hard walls of some bones |
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Yellow bone marrow |
Inactive fatty form of marrow Located in medullary cavity in adult skeleton |
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Hematopoiesis |
Blood cell formation in red bone marrow |
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Parts of the bone |
Diaphysis - Shaft Epiphysis - Ends |
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Osteoblasts |
Bone forming cell |
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Diarthrotic Joint |
Free movement Elbow/knee |
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Synarthrotic Joint |
No movement Skull/sutures in head |
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Amphiarthrotic Joint |
Slight movement Pubic symphysis |
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Osteoclasts |
Reabsorbs bone |
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Types of bones |
Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid |
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Bones of lower extremities |
Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals, tibia, fibula, patella, femur |
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Epiphyseal Plate |
Growth plate Area of cartilage remaining between epiphysis & diaphysis as long as growth continues |
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Vertebral Column |
Cervical 7, Thoracic 12, Lumbar 5, Sacrum 1, Coccyx 1 |
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Periosteum |
Tough connective tissue covering the bone |
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Endosteum |
Fibrous Membrane that lines the medullary cavity |
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Lacunae |
Spaces where osteocytes are formed |
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Canaliculi |
Canals that connect lacunae with one another |
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