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A & PHYSIOLOGY
KEYWORDS 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appendicular skeleton: | bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton |
| ossification: | the formation of bone |
| calcification: | the deposition of calcium salts within a tissue |
| tendon: | cord of dense fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone |
| articulation: | joint; point where two bones meet |
| axial skeleton: | the bones of the skull, vertebral column, thorax, and sternum |
| bursa: | a small sac filled with fluid and located at friction points, especially joints |
| compact bone: | dense bone that contains parallel osteons |
| congenital: | existing at birth |
| diaphysis: | the shaft of a bone |
| epiphysis: | the end of a long bone |
| gross anatomy: | the study of the structural features of the body without the aid of a microscope |
| interstitial growth: | a form of cartilage growth through the growth, mitosis, and secretion of chondrocytes in the matrix |
| osteocyte: | a bone cell responsible for the maintenance and turnover of the mineral content of the surrounding bone |
| osteon: | a system of interconnecting canals in the microscopic structure of adult compact bone; unit of bone |
| pelvic girdle: | incomplete bony basin formed by the two coxal bones that secures the lower limbs to the sacrum of the axial skeleton |
| suture: | immovable fibrous joint that connects the bones of the adult skull |
| synovial fluid: | a fluid secreted by the synovial membrane; lubricates joint surfaces and nourishes articular cartilages |
| thorax: | that portion of the body trunk above the diaphragm and below the neck |
| ligament: | a cord of fibrous tissue that connects bones |
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