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Chapter 10 vocab.
Berean Builders Science in the Atomic Age chapter 10 vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integumentary system | an organ system made up of the skin, hair, nails, and glands |
| long bone | a bone that is longer than it is wide but is not flat |
| short bone | a bone that is about as wide as it is long |
| flat bone | a bone that is longer than it is wide but is also flat |
| sesamoid bone | a bone that develops in a tendon |
| irregular bone | a bone that fits none of the other definitions |
| hemopoiesis | the process by which blood cells are made |
| hematoma | a mass of blood that is confined to a specific space in the body |
| ossification | the process of forming bone tissue |