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Chapter 6 Bones

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Function of Skeletal system support, protection, leverage system (movement) mineral storage, blood cell formation
Long bones femur
Short bones falengi
Flat bones skull, ribs
Irregular bones facial bones
Epiphysis layer of bone
Diaphysisi central shaft
Articular cartilage cartilage that covers bone
Epiphyseal plate end of bone (site of growth)
Medullary cavity inside part of bone
Yellow Marrow fat
Red Marrow blood
Periosteum tisse that covers and protect the bone
Endosteum lines the medullary cavity
Lamellae suture
Osteocytes the thing with the thing
Lacunae
Compact bone solid bone located int he diaphysis
Cancellous bone looks like a sponge
Central or Haversian Cannal contains blood vessels
Ossification is the process of turning cartilage into bone
Foramen any tiny opening, nerves and blood vessels leave this opening to supply the face
Cana or Mealus canals on the bone
Fossa shallow depression or hollow
Process
Articulations or Joints bones that move
Synorthesis bones that cant move
Amphiarthesis slightly moveable bones that hardly move
Diarthresis freely moveable bones that move freely
Fibrous joints contains fibrous tisse (little or no movement)
sutures sections of the brain
fontanels gabs in babies brain
cartilaginous joints unite two bones with cartilage
fibrocartilage fiber joints
bursa fluid filled sac
bursitis inflammation of something
saddle joints
hinge joints elbow
menisci
pivot joints neck
ball and socket joints femur or humerous
condyloid joints
flexion like flexing
extension pushing your joint opposite its supposed to go
plantar flextion
dorsiflxtion
abductis
pronution
eversion
rotation
protraction
elevation
depression
excursion
opposition resistance or dissent
circumduction rotating
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