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Skeletal system

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Osseous tissue   Bone tissue  
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Osteocytes   Bone cells  
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Osteoclasts   Break down bone tissue  
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Osteoblasts   Build or repair bone tissue  
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Long bones   Longer then they are wide  
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Short bones   Square or cube shaped bones  
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Flat bones   Broad surfaces for muscle attatchment  
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Irregular bones   Varied shapes  
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Diaphysis   Shaft of a long bone  
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Epiphyses   Ends of a long bone  
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Epiphyseal plate   Growth plate  
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Articular cartilage   Cartilage that lines bones where they connect to other bones  
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Medullary cavity   Cavity in the diaphysis of long bones  
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Periosteum   A layer of tissue that covers long bones  
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Sharpey's fibers   Fibers that connect the periosteum to the surface of the bone  
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Compact bone   Dense outer layer of bone and shafts of long bones  
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Spongy bone   Porous bone tissue found in the epiphyses of long bones and interior of other bones  
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Bone marrow   Soft material made up of connective tissue found in the cavities of bones  
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Red marrow   Found mostly in spongy bone and produces blood cells  
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Yellow marrow   Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity  
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Functions of bones   Framework for the body, protect delicate organs, serve as levers for muscles to act upon, storehouse for minerals, produce red and white blood cells and platelets  
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Processes   Bumps on the surfaces of bones  
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Tubercle   Small rounded bump for muscle attatchment  
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Tuberosity   Large roughened bump  
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Spine   Sharp pointed bump  
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Condyle   Rounded bump for bone articulation  
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Epicondyle   Bump above a condyle  
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Crest   Ridge  
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Line   Long bump  
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Depressions and openings   Hollow or depressed areas (orifice or open space)  
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Foramen   Rounded hole through a bone  
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Fossa   Shallow depression in a bone  
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Groove   Long depression/furrow in a bone  
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Sinus   Cavity in a bone  
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Meatus   Canal in a bone  
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Fissure   Long narrow depression  
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Suture   Where two skull bones have fused  
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Osteon   Repeating patern that makes up bone  
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Havirsion system   Osteon  
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Osification   Cartlidge turns to bone through calcification  
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Epiphyseal fracture   Seperation of the epiphyseal disk from diaphysis or epiphysis  
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Shin splints   Damage to one of two groups of muscles along the shin bone that cause pain  
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