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A&P Kelley

M6

Question	Answer
Movement of a body part away from the midline.	Abduction
Movement of body part toward the midline	Adduction
Cartilage. A thin layer or cartilage covering each epiphysis	Articular
Moves the distal end of a bone in a circle	Circumduction
The outer layer of bone that is hard and dense	Compact Bone
An oval projection that fits into an elliptical socket	Condyle
A sharp edge	Crest
or shaft-A hollow tube made of hard, compact bone	Diaphysis
A thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity	Endosteum
Cartilage between the epiphyses and the diaphysis	Epiphyseal plate
The end of the bone	Epiphysis
Increasing the angle of a joint, as in straightening a bent elbow	Extention
Reduces the angle of a join, as in bending the elbow	Flexion
Areas where ossification is incomplete or known as "soft spots"	Fontanel
The process of blood cell formation	Hematopoiesis
The hollow area inside the diaphysis of a bone containing yellow bone marrow	Medullary cavity
A large depression on the posterior surface of the humerus	Olecranon Fossa
Bone reabsorbing cells	Osteoclasts
Living bine cells	Osteocytes
A bone-forming cell	Osteoblasts
Astrong fibrous membrane covering a long bone everywhere except at joint surfaces	Periosteum
Soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones	Red Bone Marrow
Spins one bone relative to another, as in rotating the head at the neck joint	Rotation
Spaces or cavities within some of the cranial bones	Sinus
The porous bone in the end of the long bone	Spongy bone
An immovable joint	Suture
Support the body's weight	Lower limbs and pelvis

Created by: ckelley5033 on 2011-04-06

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A&P Kelley

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