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HB: Chapter 5

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Bone   A matrix of non-living extracellular crystals of calcium and living osteocytes.  
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Osteon   Rings of osteocytes arranged in a cylinder.  
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Osteocyte   An embedded osteoblast within the matrix it has secreted.  
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Central Canal   Pathway for blood vessels to pass into bone, delivering nutrients to osteocytes.  
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Ligament   Connective tissue, dense and fibrous. Connects bone to bone.  
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Cartilage   Elastic substance that contains fibers of collagen and water. Smooth and flexible, it absorbs pressure at joints and allows for smooth movement.  
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Osteoblast   Cell that builds bone material.  
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Osteoclast   Cell that remodels and repairs bone cells.  
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Osteoporosis   Complication where bone loses a great deal of mass leaving it 'pourous' and weakened.  
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Axial Skeleton   Skull, sternum, ribs and vertebral column.  
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Appendicular Skeleton   Bones of arms, legs and their attachments to the trunk.  
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Synovial Joint   Free movable joint separated by a thin fluid-filled space.  
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Tendons   Connective tissue that joins muscle to bone.  
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Abduction   Movement of a limb away from the body midline.  
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Adduction   Moment of a limb toward the body midline.  
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Circumduction   Movement of a limb in a cone shape rotation.  
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Rotation   Movement of a limb around its own axis.  
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Flexation   Movement that deceases the angle of the joint.  
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Extension   Movement that increases the angle of the joint.  
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Supination   Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces anteriorly.  
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Pronation   Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces posteriorly.  
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