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The Musculoskeletal System

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Some ____% of the total bone mass is replaced each year by the remodeling process.   20  
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The ____ ____ are small perforations of the long bones through which the blood vessels and nerves travel into the bone itself.   haversian canals  
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An ____ is a bone-forming cell found in the bone matrix that helps maintain the bone.   osteocyte  
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An ____ is a cell that helps in the creation of new bone during growth and bone repair.   osteoblast  
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An ____ is a bone cell that absorbs and removes excess bone.   osteoclast  
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____ ____ are structures through which blood vessels enter and exit the bone shaft.   Perforating canals  
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____ is the loss of blood vessels from a body part.   Devascularization  
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A ____ is a hollow shaft found in long bones.   diaphysis  
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An ____ is the end of a long bone, including the epiphyseal, or growth plate, and supporting structures underlying the joint.   epiphysis  
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____ is having a latticework structure, as in the spongy tissue of a bone.   Cancellous  
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An ____ ____ is a surface of a bone that moves against another bone.   articular surface  
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____ is a growth zone of a bone, active during the development stages of youth.   Metaphysis  
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The ____ is located between the epiphysis and the diaphysis.   metaphysis  
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The ____ ____ is an area of the metaphysis where cartilage is generated during bone growth in childhood.   epiphyseal plate  
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The ____ ____ is also known as the growth plate.   epiphyseal plate  
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The ____ ____ is a cavity within a bone that contains the marrow.   medullary canal  
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____ ____ ____ is a tissue that stores fat in semiliquid form within the internal cavities of a bone.   Yellow bone marrow  
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____ ____ ____ is tissue within the internal cavity of a bone responsible for manufacture of erythrocytes and other blood cells.   Red bone marrow  
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____ is the tough exterior covering of a bone.   Periosteum  
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____ is connective tissue providing the articular surfaces of the skeletal systems.   Cartilage  
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A ____ ____ is a bone that forms in a tendon.   sesamoid bone  
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____ are classified according to their general shape.   Bones  
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A ____ is an area where adjacent bones articulate.   joint  
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Types of Joints: ____, ____, ____   Synarthroses, Amphiarthroses, Diarthroses  
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____ is a joint that does not permit movement.   Synarthrosis  
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____is a joint that permits a limited amount of independent motion.   Amphiarthrosis  
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____ is a synovial joint.   Diarthrosis  
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A ____ ____ is a joint that permits the greatest degree of independent motion.   synovial joint  
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____ is the bending motion that reduces the angle between articulating elements.   Flexion  
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____ is the bending motion that increases the angle between articulating elements.   Extension  
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____ is the movement of a body part towards the midline.   Adduction  
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____ is the movement of a body part away from the midline.   Abduction  
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____ is a turning along the axis of a bone or joint.   Rotation  
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____ is the movement at a synovial joint where the distal end of a bone describes a circle but the shaft does not rotate; movement through an arc of a circle.   Circumduction  
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____ are connective tissue that connects bone to bone and holds joints together.   Ligaments  
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A ____ ____ is the ligaments that surround a joint.   joint capsule  
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A ____ ____ is also known as a synovial capsule.   joint capsule  
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____ ____ is a substance that lubricates synovial joints.   Synovial fluid  
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The ____ are sacs containing synovial fluid that cushion adjacent structures.   bursae  
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The ____ ____ are bones of the head, thorax, and spine.   axial skeleton  
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The ____ ____ are bones of the extremities, shoulder girdle, and pelvis (excepting the sacrum).   appendicular skeleton  
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Bones of the young child remain flexible and do not reach maximum strength until maturation which is usually completed by ____ to ____ years of age.   18, 20  
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After approximately the age of ____, the body begins to lose the ability to maintain bone structure.   40  
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Types of Muscle: ____, ____, ____   Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal  
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A ____ is a small bundle of muscle fibers.   fasciculus  
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The ____ is an attachment of a muscle to a bone that does not move (or experiences the least movement) when the muscle contracts.   origin  
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The ____ is an attachment of a muscle to a bone that moves when the muscle contracts.   insertion  
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____ is the pairing of muscles that permits extension and flexion of limbs.   Opposition  
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____ is the state of slight contraction of muscles that gives them firmness and keeps them ready to contract.   Tone  
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