Bones and Skeletal Tissues
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| A resilient tissue that springs back to its original shape | Cartilage
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| Most abundant of the cartilages, Provides support through flexibility | Hyaline Cartilage
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| Type of cartilage that contains many elastic fibers | Elastic Cartilage
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| An intermediate cartilage between hyaline and elastic, Resists tension and compression | Fibrocartilage
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| Functions of bones (5) | Support, Movement, Protection, Mineral Storage, Blood-Cell Formation
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| Bones that are longer than they are wide (shaft-like) | Long Bones
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| Bones that are roughly cube shaped | Short Bones
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| Bones that are thin, flat and usually curved | Flat Bones
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| Bones that do not fit into the other categories of bones | Irregular Bones
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| The dense outer layer of bone | Compact Bone
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| The internal network of bone | Spongy Bone
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| "Shaft" of a bone | Diaphysis
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| Ends of a bone | Epiphysis
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| The hollow cavity in the shaft of the bone filled with yellow marrow, Stores fats | Medullary Cavity
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| The fibrous membrane that covers the external surfaces of bones | Periosteum
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| Fibers extending from the periosteum into the lamellae of the bone | Sharpey's Fibers
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| The membrane lining the medullary cavity of bone and other inner bone surfaces | Endosteum
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| The microscopic bone unit of compact bone consisting of Haversian canals and the surrounding lamellae, | Osteon/Haversian System
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| A group of concentric tubes that bear weight | Osteons
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| A layer of bone matrix consisting of collagen fibers and mineral crystals, Withstands twisting, stress and torsion | Lamella/Lamellae
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| Microscopic structure running through each osteon, Consists of blood vessels and nerve fibers | Central/Haversian Canal
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| Microscopic structure that connects the blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to the central canals and marrow cavity | Volkmann's Canal
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| Mature bone cells | Osteocytes
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| Small cavities occupied by osteocyte bodies | Lacunae
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| Small cavities occupied by osteocyte "legs" | Canaliculi
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