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skeletal anatomy

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the thin membrane that lines the central cavity of the long bones Endostuem
the fatty material found inside the central cavities of long bones Yellow Marrow
the bony framework of the head and trunk together axial
a cell that produces bone osteoblast
the material that forms most of the embryonic skeleton cartilage
the group of bones that forms the framework for the extremities,shoulder, and hip appendicular
the tough connective tissue membrane that covers bones periosteum
the site of blood cell production red marrow
the bat shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and also forms part of the base of the skull sphenoid bone
the bone that forms the lower side and part of the base of the central area of the skull temporal bone
the bone that forms the forehead frontal bone
the bone located between the eys that extends into the nasal cavity, eye sockets, and cranial floor ethmoid bone
the bone that forms the larger part of the upper and side walls of the cranium parietal bone
the bone that forms the back of the skull and part of the base of the skull occipital bone
the bone that forms the upper part of the check zygomatic bone
the very small bone at the inside corner of the eye lacrimal bone
The U-shaped bone lying just below the skill proper hyoid
the only movable bone of the skull mandable
a slender bone that forms the bridge of the nose nasal
a bone of the upper jaw maxilla
the second part of the vertebral column, made of of 12 vertebrae thoratic
the shaft of a long bone diaphysis
the tail part of the vertebral column, made of 4 or 5 small fused bones coccyx
the fibrous protein that gives strength and resilience to bone tissue collagen
a lateral curvature of the vertebral column scoliosis
the third section of the vertebral column lumbar region
Term for the first seven pairs of ribs as a group true ribs
the region of the spinal cord made up of the first seven vertebrae and compromising the main framework of the neck cervical region
the last two pairs of the false ribs, which are very short and do not extend to the front of the body floating ribs
the reverse of flexion extension
movement away from the mid-line of the body abduction
motion around the central axis rotation
term for the lubricating fluid inside a joint cavity synovial
the type of joint that allows for circumduction ball and socket
the type of joint found at the elbow hinge
the protective layer of tissue that covers the contacting bone surfaces at a joint articular cartilage
a bending motion that decreases the angle between two parts flexion
the lateral bone of the leg fibula
the end of long bone epiphysis
the medial forearm bone ulna
the upper part of the ulna, which forms the point of the elbow olecranon
the scientific name for the Kneecap patella
the bone located on the thumb side of the the forearm radius
the larger of the two leg bones tibia
the upper wing-shaped part o the os coxae in the pelvic girdle ilium
A bone of the shoulder girdle clavicle
the five bones in the palm of the hand metacarpal bones
the largest of the tarsal bones; the heel bone calcaneus
a connective tissue band that holds bones together at a joint ligament
the bones of the wrist carpal bones
the 14 small bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand Phalanges
the large, rounded projection at the upper and lateral portion of the femur greater trochanter
the lower end of the sternum, used as a landmark for the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is the xiphoid process
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