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bone stuff big boy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axial skeleton | skull, ribs & spine. protective bones |
| appendicular skeleton | provides means for movement |
| compact bone | strong dense outer layer |
| spongy bone | inner & less dense layer |
| trabeculae | filled with res and yellow marrow |
| red marrow | produces red and white blood cells |
| yellow marrow | stores fat cells |
| medullary cavity | central cavity of long bones. contains trabeculae |
| periosteum | tough, fibrous connective tissue that covers bone |
| endosteum | lines marrow cavity |
| long bones | consists of body and two enlarges ends |
| short bones | consists of cancellous bone with a thin outer layer of compact bone |
| flat bones | two plates of compact bones |
| irregular bones | peculiarly shaped bones |
| sesamoid bones | very small and oval |
| gliding joint | most simple joint |
| hinge joint | joint that permits flexion and extension only |
| pivot joint | joint that allows rotation around a single axis |
| ellipsoid joint | joint that allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction (wrist) |
| saddle joint | joint that is in the thumb |
| ball and socket joint | permits widest range of motion |
| synarthroses | classification of joint that is immovable |
| amphiarthroses | classification of joint that is slightly movable |
| diarthroses | classification of joint that is freely movable |
| syndesmosis | fibrous joint that is immovable or very slightly movable |
| suture | fibrous joint that is immovable on the skull |
| gomphosis | fibrous joint that is only in roots of teeth |
| symphysis | cartilaginous joint that is slightly movable |
| synchondrosis | cartilaginous joint that is immovable |
| synovial joints | freely movable. has bursae and meniscuses |
| condyle | rounded process at an articular end |
| coracoid | beaklike or crownlike process |
| crest | ridgelike process |
| epicondyle | projection above a condyle |
| facet | small, smooth-surfaced articular process |
| hamulus | hook-like process |
| head | expanded end of a long bone |
| horn | hornlike process |
| line | linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest |
| malleolus | club-shaped process |
| protuberance | projecting prominence |
| spine | sharp process |
| styloid | long, pointed process |
| trochanter | either of the two large, rounded and elevated processes of the proximal femur |
| tubercle | small, rounded and elevated process |
| tuberosity | large, rounded and elevated process |
| fissure | cleft or deep groove |
| foramen | hole in the bone for blood vessels or nerves |
| fossa | pit, fovea or hollow space |
| groove | shallow linear channel |
| meatus | tube-like passageway |
| notch | indentation in the border of a bone |
| sinus | recess, groove, cavity or hollow space |
| sulcus | furrow or trench |
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