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SSTRIDE MEDICAL VOCAB

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amphiarthroses   slightly moveable joint such as the joint of the two pubic bones  
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appendicular skeleton   the bones of the upper and lower extrimities of the body  
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articular cartilage   cartilage covering the joint ends of bones  
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articulation   joint  
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axial skeleton   the bones of the head neck and torso  
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canaliculi   an extremely narrow tubular passege or channel in compact bone  
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chondrocytes   cartilage cell  
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compact bone   dense bone  
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diaphysis   shaft of a small bone  
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diathroses   freely moveable joint  
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epiphysis   ends of a long bone  
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fontanels   "soft spots" on the infant's head; unossified areas in the infants skull  
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hemopoiesis   blood cell formation  
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lacunae   little spaces in the hard layer of the lamelae  
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lamella   thin layer ,as of bone  
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medullary cavity   hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marow  
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osteoblasts   bone resorbing cell  
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osteoclasts   bone forming cell  
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osteon   tube like circular composed of calcified matrix  
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pectoral girdle   shoulder girldle; the scapula and clavicle  
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periosteum   a strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone except at joint surfaces , where it is covered by articular cartilage  
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red bone marrow   red bone marrow is soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones  
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sinus   a space or cavity inside some of the cranial bones  
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skull   consists of 8 bones that form the cranium, 14 bones that form the face,and 6 bones that form the middle ear  
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spine   consists of vertebrea connected to form a flexible curved rod  
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synarthroses   a joint in which fibrous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly ;commonly called sutures  
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synovial membrane   connective tissue membrane lining the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid  
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thorax   chest  
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trabeculea   needle like threads of spongy bone that surrounds a network of spaces  
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yellow bone marrow   inactive fatty tissue  
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