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Haney Medterm C6- MB

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The yellow marrow is stored in what hollow area?   medullary cavity  
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The human skeleton consists of 206 what?   bones  
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What is the classification for bones that are longer than they are wide?   long bones  
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A classification of bones that is characterized by their tendancy to appear in clusters are?   irregular bones  
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What is the main shaftlike portion of abone called?   diaphysis  
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What are joint surfaces covered with?   articular cartilage  
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The conversion process of tissue and cartilage into bone is called what?   ossification  
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Projections or outgrowths of bone that help to form joints are called what?   bone processes  
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The knucklike projection at the end of a bone is known as what?   condyle  
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The bone located at the base of the skull is the ________ bone.   occipital  
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The bone that forms the front of the skull (the forehead) is called the _______ bone.   frontal  
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The soft spaces in between unfused portions of a newborn's skull are called what?   fontanelles  
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What are the two bones of the upper jaw called?   maxillary bones  
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What is the moveable joint in between the mandibular bone and the temporal bone?   temporomandibular joint  
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The cervical vertebre, thoracic vertebre, lumbar vertebre, sacrum, and coccyx all form what?   vertebral column  
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THe strenum is an example of what classification of bone?   flat bone  
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The bones of the fingers and toes are known as what?   phalanges  
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The largest of the three hip bones is called what?   ilium  
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The patella is also called what?   patella  
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Specific features of individual bones are called what?   bone markings  
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The normal formation of blood cells in the bone marrow is called what?   hematopoiesis  
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The spaces between ribs are called what?   intercostal spaces  
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Large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue are known as what?   osteoclasts  
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Immovable joints are also called what?   sutures  
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True ribs are the first ____ pairs of ribs.   seven  
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The small rounded process of a bone is known as what?   tubercle  
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What does the suffix "-clast" mean?   to break  
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What does the word element "cost" mean?   ribs  
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What does the word element "ortho" mean?   straight  
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Patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to _____ because their bones are porous.   fractures  
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The disease in which bones become soft due to a lack of calcium and phosphorus is called what?   osteomalacia  
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Osteomyelitis is a _____ of the bone and bone marrow.   infection  
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A malignant tumor of the bones common to young adults is known as what?   Ewing's sarcoma  
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A disease in babies that is commonly known as clubfoot is also called what?   talipes  
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An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called what?   scoliosis  
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A fracture that breaks throught the skin is called what? (also known as an open fracture)   compound fracture  
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An incomplete fracture where the break does not extend through the entire bone is called what?   greenstick fracture  
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A minor fracture in which the bone stays in erfect alignment is known as what? (also called a stress fracture)   hairline fracture  
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Realigning a bone under direct observation during surgery is called what?   open reduction  
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Aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation without making an incision is known as what?   closed reduction  
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