Bone Vocab - Mrs. Jensen - A&P - Chapter 6
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| osteoclast | large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix
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| cancellous bone | spongy bone composed of trabeculae or open space; can be filled with yellow or red marrow
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| lamella | a layer, such as of bone matrix in Haversian systems of compact bone
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| epiphysis | the end of a long bone, attached to the shaft
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| trabecula | needle-like or flat pieces of bone
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| periosteum | double-layered connective tissue that covers and nourishes the bone
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| lacunae | little depression or space; the lacunae of bone or cartilage; occupied by cells
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| foramen | hole or opening in a bone or between body cavities
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| achondroplasia | a congenital condition involving defective cartilage growth and a deficient ability to form endochondral bones; results in dwarfism
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| bony spur | abnormal projection from a bone due to bone overgrowth; common in aging bones
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| osteitis | inflammation of bony tissue
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| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone cause by pus-forming bacteria that enter the body via a wound
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| osteosarcoma | a form of bone cancer typically arising in a long bone of a limb and most often in those between 10-25 years; aggressive growth
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| pathologic fracture | fracture ocurring in a diseased bone and involving slight or no physical trauma
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| traction | placing sustained tension on a body region to keep the parts of a fractured bone in proper alignment; also keeps the bone in proper alignment and immobilized
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