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Skeletal System Review

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What refers to pointing the toes downward   Plantar flexion  
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80 bones in the cranium   Axial  
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What is a type of immovoable joint in which the joints are very close together and separated only by a thin layer of cartilage   Synarthrosis  
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What is an example of a hinge joint   Elbow  
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What is the name of a visual exam of internal structure of a joint called   Arthroscopy  
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What is an abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine   Lordosis  
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What is the name for the normal process of the bone   Ossification  
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Where is the maxilla located   Upper jaw  
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What is an opening in a bone or tissue   Foramen  
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What term describes a slightly movable joint   Amphiarthrosis  
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What is the turning the foot outward at the ankle joint so the sole of the foot is pointing inward called   Inversion  
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What is cortical   Hard compact bone found in the shaft of the long bone  
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What is not included in the ear bone   Vomer  
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Around 16-25 what plate ossifies marking full maturity   Epiphyseal  
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What is the bony substance that comprises the columns within the cancellous called   Trabeculae  
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What is the short bone called   Talus  
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What is an example of a synovial joint   Knee  
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Whats the condition in which one or more joints is inflamed   Arthritis  
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What is the soft spot referred to as   Fontanelles  
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What skeleton is composted of 126 bones   Appendicular  
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Whst is a type of freely moveable joint that allows the most movement of any type of joint   Diathrosis  
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What is the red bone marrow contained in   Cancellous bone  
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How many bones is the thoracic vertebral comprised of   12  
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What is the c-shaped fibrocartilage located in the knee joint called   Menisci  
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What is the bone building cell that is responsible for maintaining bone matrix   Osteoblasts  
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What breaks down and resorption of bone   Osteoclasts  
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What is the deficiency disease occurring in children involving defective bone growth due to vitamin d deficiency   Rickets  
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What is the mature bone cell that is responsible for maintaining bone matrix   Osteocytes  
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how many bones make up the crainum   80  
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