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Bone   specialized form of connective tissue  
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skeleton   206 bones  
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axial skeleton   forms the long axis of the body and includes the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage  
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appendicular skeleton   bones that form the arms, shoulders, pelvis, and legs  
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long bones   have diaphyses, that are longer than they are wide, epiphyses at either end, compact bone, and spongy bone that are less dense than the outer regions and contain bone marrow  
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diaphyses   bone bodies  
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epiphyses   growth plates  
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compact bone   hard outer surfaces of bone  
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spongy bone   inner region that contain bone marrow  
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short bones   as wide as they are long; primarily to provide support and stability with litle movement  
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flat bones   strong, level plates of bone that provide protection to the body's vital organs and a base for muscular attachment  
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irregular bones   do not fall into any other category due to nonuniform shape  
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sesamoid bones   usually short or irregular bones embedded in a tendon. e.g. patella  
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periosteum   connective tissue that covers compact bone surfaces; serves as the site of muscle attachment (via tendons). richly supplied with blood vessels that enter the bone at numerous sites  
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osteoblasts   outer surface of the periosteum contains cells that aid in remodeling and repair  
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bone marrow   inside the shaft of long bones  
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red marrow   in newborns serve as blood-cell factory (hematopoiesis)  
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yellow marrow   as humans age, red marrow turns to fat, creating yellow marrow. begins to form during adolescence and is present in most bones by adulthood  
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osteocyte   complex of osteoblasts that are surrounded by calcified extracellular material  
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osteoclasts   cells that break down spongy bone, while osteoblasts build new compact bone to increase bone strength  
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matrix   osteocytes are embedded in extracellular material referred to as the matrix consists of calcium phosphate crystals  
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appositional growth   new bone forms on the surface of a bone  
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endochondral growth   bone eventually replaces new cartilage growth in the ephiphyseal plate  
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lamellae   bone tissue contains many osteocytes organized in thin layers  
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cartilage   shiny connective tissue that is tough and flexible  
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hyaline cartilage   type most closely associated wtih bone and found in joints  
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joints   structures that connect bones of the skeleton  
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synovial joints   complex and vary significantly; contain cartilage that is lubricated by a transparent viscous fluid (synovial fluid)  
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joint capsule   structure that joins one bone to another  
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ligaments   parallel bundles of dense connective tissue  
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amphiarthroses   slightly moveable joints; in vertebral column  
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synarthrose   immoveable joint  
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sutures   immoveable joints in the skull  
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skeletal muscles   connect to bone  
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smooth muscles   line hollow organs, tubes, and are involuntary  
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cardiac muscle   heart; involuntary  
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tendons   specialized tough cords or bands of dense connective tissue that are continuous extensions of the periosteum  
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muscle fiber   cylinder with multiple nuclei  
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myofibrils   threadlike structures that extend the entire length of the muscle fiber  
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Myofilaments   two types: actin and myosin  
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actin   involved in muscular contractions, cellular movement, and cell shape maintenance  
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myosin   darker and thicker than actin; fibrous globulins that work with actin to form actomyosin  
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sarcomeres   repeated structural units  
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