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Skeletal System Ch 6

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Hard outer shell of the bone   Compact bone  
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knucklelike projection at the end of a bone   Condyle  
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A groove or depression in a bone; a sulcus   Fissure  
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Ribs pair 1 and 12   Floating ribs  
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Hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass   Foramen  
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The larger and stronger of the two leg bones   Tibia  
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Kneebone or kneecap   Patella  
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Thigh bone   Femur  
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Wrist bone   Carpals  
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Bones of the upper jaw   Maxilary bone  
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Bones of the lower jaw   Mandibular bone  
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Slender of the two lower leg bones and is lateral to the tibia   Fibula  
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Immovable joints, such as those of the cranium   Sutures  
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First seven pairs of ribs   True ribs  
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An elevated, boad, rounded process of a bone   Tuberosity  
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Large bony process located below the neck of the fumur   Trochanter  
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An opening or hollow space in a bone; cavity within a bone   Sinus  
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Process of removing or digesting old bone tissue   Resorption  
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Metacarp/o   Hand bones  
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olecran/o   Elbow  
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Spongy bone; not as dense as a compact bone   Cancellous bone  
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Projections or outgrowth of bones   Bone process  
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Myel/o   Spinal cord or bone marrow  
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Fx   Fracture  
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What are the abbreviations for Total hip replacement?   THR  
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Consists of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction, without making an incision in the skin   Closed reduction  
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Also known as a compound fracture   Open fracture  
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Tars/o   Ankle bones  
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Rach/i   Spinal column  
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Scoli/o   Crooked; bent  
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Metatars/o   Foot bones  
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Gen/o   To produce  
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Mature bone cells   Osteocytes  
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Immture bone cells that actively produce bony tissue   Osteoblasts  
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Outward curvature; humpback or hunchback   Kyphosis  
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Inward curvature; swayback   Lordosis  
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Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine   Scoliosis  
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