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Skeletal System

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Muscles that form the iliopsoas   Psoas Major and Illiacus  
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Mature bone cell, maintains bone matrix, live in lucunae, do not divide   Osteocyte  
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Shaft of long bone   Diaphysis  
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Wide part at the end of long bones   Epiphysis  
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Perpendicular to the central canal, carry vessels into bone marrow   Compact/Dense Bone  
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Basic unit of compact bone   Osteon  
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Matrix forms open network of trabeculae, filled with bone marrow; does not contain osteons   Spongy/Cellaneous Bone  
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Makes up 80% of the human skeleton, primary component of long bones   Compact/Dense Bone  
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Bone type that is the primary component of ribs and shoulders   Spongy/Cellaneous Bone  
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Found in shaft of long bones   Bone Marrow  
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Produce osteoid (matrix) by secreting matrix compound   Osteoblasts  
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Secrete acids and protein-digesting enzymes; dissolve matrix   Osteoclasts  
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Bone Matrix   Osteoid  
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Embryonic development of flat bones from an embryonic tissue called the mesenchyme; produces flat bones of skull, mandible, and clavicle   Intramembranous Ossification  
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Ossifies bones that originate as hyaline cartilage   Endochondral Ossification  
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Hormone made in kidneys; synthesis requires Vitamin D3, helps absorb calcium and phosphorus from digestive tract   Calcitrol  
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Increases calcium ion levels   Parathyroid Hormone  
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Bone mass loss that occurs with age   Osteopenia  
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Upper jaw bone   Maxilla  
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Lower jaw, only movable facial jaw   Mandible  
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Cheek bones   Zygomatic  
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Bone located at the inner corner of eye, contains tear ducts   Lacrimal  
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Bone located under neck, supports larynx   Hyoid  
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Elbow   Olecranon Process  
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3 Bones that make up Pelvis   Ischium, Ilium, Pubis  
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Vertibrae: Total, Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar   24 total, 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar  
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5 fused vertibrae   Sacrum  
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4 fused vertibrae   Coccyx  
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Made up of thoracic vertibrae, ribs, and sternum   Thoracic Cage  
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7 ribs of this type   TRUE ribs  
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3 ribs of this type   FALSE ribs (not attached to sternum directly)  
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2 ribs of this type   FLOATING ribs (not attached to sternum at all)  
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3 bones that form the sternum   Manubrium, Sternal Body, and Xiphoid Process  
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Bones that make up pectoral girdle   Clavicles and Scapula  
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How many bones make up the carpals in the wrists (both combined)?   16  
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How many metacarpals make up the hands (both combined)?   10  
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Hip Socket   Acetabulum  
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Freely movable joint   Diathrosis  
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Depressions   Foramen, Fossa, Meatus, Sinus  
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Responsible for forced exhalation   Internal Intercostal  
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Responsible for inhalation   External Intercostal  
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Responsible for stabilizing/extending the knee   Vastus Lateralis  
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Responsible for flexing of fingers   Flexor Digitorum Superficialis  
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Responsible for flexion of elbow   Brachioradialis  
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Responsible for flexion of wrist   Flexor Carpi Ulnaris  
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