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Chapter 15 Vocabulary

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articulation   Any joint  
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bursa   Sac of fluid around a joint  
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ligament   connective tissue binding bones to other bones; supports, strengthens, and stabilizes the joint.  
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Suture joint   Joint in which apposed surfaces are closely united;motion is minimal  
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synovial cavity   Viscous fluid within the synovial cavity. Similar to egg white.  
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synovial joint   a freely movable joint  
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synovial membrane   Membrane lining the synovial cavity; it produces synovial fluid.  
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Tendon   Connective tissue that binds muscle to bones.  
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acetabulumn   rounded depression or socket in the pelvis which joins the femur forming the hip joint.  
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Bone   Dense hard connective tissue composing the skeleton.  
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Calcium   One of the minerals constituents of bone  
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cartilaginous tissue   Flexible, rubbery, connective tissue.  
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Cancellous Bone   Spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of the bone.  
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collagen   Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone & other tissues.  
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Compact bone   Hard dense bone tissue found on the outside of bone.  
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Condyle   Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint.  
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Cranial bones   skull bones  
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diaphysis   Shaft or mid-portion of a long bone.  
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Disk   Flat, round, plate like structure found between two vertebrae  
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epiphyseal plate   Cartilage found at the end of long bones for lengthwise growth  
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Epiphysis   The area of bone around the epiphyseal plate  
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Facial bones   Bones of the face  
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Fissure   Narrow slit-like opening  
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Fontanelle   Soft spot  
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Foramen   opening on the bones were blood vessels and nerves enter and leave the bones.  
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fossa   Shallow cavity in bone  
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Haversian canals   Minute space filled with blood vessels. Found in compact bone  
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Malleoulus   Round process on both sides of the ankle joint  
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Manubrium   Upper part of the sternum  
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Mastoid process   round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear.  
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Medullary cavity   Central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of the long bone  
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Metaphysis   Flare portion of a long bone between the shaft and the growth plate (Meta-means between)  
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Olecranon   The point of the flexed elbow. Proximal end of the elbow.  
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Osseous tissue   bone tissue  
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ossification   bone formation  
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osteoblast   Bone cell that helps form bone tissue.  
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Osteoclast   Bone cell that removes unwanted bone tissue.  
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Periosteum   Membrane surrounding bones  
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Phosphorus   Mineral substances found in bone  
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Pubic symphsis   Coming together of the two pubic bones  
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Red bone marrow   Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis  
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Sella turcica   Depresssion in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located  
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Sinus   Hollow air cavity within a bone  
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Styloid process   pole-like process extending down from the temporal bone on each side of the skull  
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Suture   joint between bones  
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Temporomandibidular joint   Connection between the temporal bone of the skull and the mandibular bone of the jaw.  
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Trabeculae   supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous bone.  
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tubercle-tuberosity   Rounded, small process on bones. Attachment site for tendons and muscles.  
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Vertebra   Individual back bone  
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xiphoid process   lower portion of the sternum  
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Yellow bone Marrow   fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones.  
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Acromion   Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder.  
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