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site of spongy bone   epiphysis  
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site of compact bone in adult   diaphysis  
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site of hematopoiesis in adult   red marrow and epiphysis  
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scientific name for bone shaft   diaphysis  
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site of fat storage in the adult   medullary cavity  
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site of longitudinal growth in a child   epiphyseal plate  
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when blood calcim levels begin to drop below homeostatic levels, what is relases causing calcium to be released from the bone   parathyroid hormone  
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mature bone cells that maintain bone in a viable state   osteocyte  
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caused by paralysiis or sever lack of exercise results in muscle and bone ___________   atrophy  
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large tuberles and/or increased deposit of bony matrix occur at sites of_________   stress/tension  
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immature, or matrix depositing, bone cells are referred to as bone forming   osteoblasts  
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causes blood calcium to be deposited in bones as calcium salts   calcitonin  
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bones cells that liquefy (break down) bone matrix and release calcium to the blood(bone destroying cells located in the bone)   osteoclasts  
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hollow tube of compact bone   diaphysis  
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the hollow area inside the diaphysis of a bone that contains yellow bone marrow   medullary cavity  
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ends of the bone   epiphysis  
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where red bone marrow fills in small spaces in the spongy bone   epiphysis  
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thin layer of cartiage covering each epiphysis, functions like a cushion if it were placed over the ends of bones where they form a joint   articular cartilage  
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a strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone everywhere except at joint surfaces, where it covered by articular cartilage   periosteum  
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thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity   endosteum  
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what are the two major types of connective tissue   bone and cartilage  
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needlelike threads of spongy bone that surrounds a network of spaces   trabeculae  
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function of the skeletal system   support and give shape to the body, protection of internal organs, movement, storage for calcium and minerals, blood cell formation  
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process of blood formation, vital process carried on the the red bone marrow   hematopoiesis  
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soft connective tissure inside the hard walls of some bones   red bone marrow  
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4 types of bones   long, short, irregular, sesamoid  
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circular and tubelike, composed of calcified matrix arranged in multiple layers resembling the rings of an onion in microscopic structure   osteons or haversian systems  
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name of circular rings that surround central canal that contains a blood vessel   lamella  
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lie between the hard layers of the lamellae in little spaces called lacunae   osteocytes  
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passageways that connect the lacunae with one another and with the central canal in osteon   canaliculi  
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canals that run lengthwise(horizontal) through the bony matrix carrying blood vessels and nerves to all areas of the bone   haversian system  
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process in which bones grow in diameter and are controlled by growth hormone and sex hormones   appositional growth  
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when does the growth of long bones end when the epiphiseal plates are completely converted to bone   adolesence  
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early bone development before birth is made up of   cartilage and fibrous structure  
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process of bone formation from cartilage   enchondrial ossification  
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_____ are chords or bands made of strong connective tissue that holds two bones together   ligaments  
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remnants of the epiphyseal plate   epipyseal line  
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fetal skull differs from adult skull by   newborn skull contains fontanels infants facial bones are very small compared to the cranium  
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placed in bone matrix as hard calcium salts when blood calcium levels are to high   hypercalcemia  
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the communication pathway is completed by _____ which run into the compact bone at right angles to the shaft   volkmanns canal  
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_____deposited into the matrix give bone its hardness, which resists compression. the organic parts (especially the collagen fibers) provide for bones flexibility and great strength   calcium salts  
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bones are remodeled continually in response to changes in two factors:   calcium levels in the blood pull of gravity and muscles on the skeletono  
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osteoblast once trapped become   osteocytes  
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common fractures in older people   comminuted-breaks into many fragments compression-bone is crushed (common in porous bones) "osteroporotic"  
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common fracture in children that the bones breaks like a green twig   greenstick  
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common in sports fracture that is a ragged break due to excessive twisting forces   spiral  
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depressed fracture that the bone portion is pressed inward   skull fracture  
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bone ends are forces together into each others end and occurs when attempting to break a fall   impacted  
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disease in which childrens bones fail to calcify   rickets  
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a fracture in which the bone breaks cleanly but does not penetrate the skin   simple or closed  
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a fracture in which the bone ends penetrate through the skin   compound  
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stages of bone repair   hematoma forms, break is splinted by a fibocartilage callus,bony callus forms,bone remodeling occurs  
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most long bones are found in the   limbs  
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appears to be solid and very dense with few holes   compact bone  
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areas look like the cross beams of a house with lots of space between the bone spicules   spongy bone  
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what makes up the skull, vertebre, and bony thorax   axial skeleton  
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forms the forehead,bony projections under the eyebrows, and the superior part of each eye's orbit   frontal  
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form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium. the meet the in the midleone of the skull at the sagittal suture and form the coronal suture, where they meet the frontal bone   parietal bones  
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lie inferior to the parietal bones and join them at the squamous sutures   temporal bones  
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cranium is composed of what kind of bones   flatbones- 8  
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canal that leads to the eardrum and the middle ear. it is the route by which sound enters the ear   external acoustic meatus  
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a sharp needlelike projection, is just inferior to the external auditory meatus many neck muscles use the is process as an attachment point   styloid process  
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superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projection and site of sella turica   ethmoid  
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makes up the lateral and superior cranium   occipital  
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site of mastoid process and where middle ear is located, and site of external acoustic meatus   temporal bones  
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site of mental foramen and lower jaw   mandible  
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four bones containing paranasal sinus   sphenoid, ethmoid,frontal, maxillary  
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condyles articulate with the atlas and where the foramen magnum is located   occipital  
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nasal septum   vomer  
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bears an upward protrusion, the cocks comb or crista galla   ethmoid  
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makes up the lateral and superior cranium   occipital  
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site of mastoid process and where middle ear is located, and site of external acoustic meatus   temporal bones  
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site of mental foramen and lower jaw   mandible  
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four bones containing paranasal sinus   sphenoid, ethmoid,frontal, maxillary  
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condyles articulate with the atlas and where the foramen magnum is located   occipital  
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nasal septum   vomer  
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bears an upward protrusion, the cocks comb or crista galla   ethmoid  
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when a bone forms froma fibrous membrane, the process is called_______ossification   membraneous  
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what is found in the inner periosteum layer   osterblasts  
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what type of ossification centers appear in the epiphyses of a long bone   secondary  
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in appositional growth, bone reabsorption occurs on the ____ surface   endosteal  
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maturation of newly formed (noncalcified) bone matrix takes ____ days   10  
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structures that encloses the nerve cord   vertebral arch  
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provides levers for the muscles to pull against   spinous and transverse  
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provides an articulation point for the ribs   body and transverse  
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openings allowing spinal nerves to pass   intervertebral foramina  
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type of vertebra containing foramina in the transverse process, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain   atlas,axis,cervical vertebra  
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its den provide a pivot for rotation of the first vervincal vertebra   axis  
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transverse processes have facets for articulation with ribs, spinous process points sharply down containing T1-T1   thoracic vertebra  
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massive weight sustaining vertebra conting L1-L5   lumbar vertebra  
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tail bone, vestigal fused vertebrae   coccyx  
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supports the head, allows rocking motion of the occipital condyles   atlas  
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twelve compenents unfused   thoracic vertebra  
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inverted discs are made up of   fibrocartilage  
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exaggerated thoracic curvature   kyphosis  
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vertebral colum is displaced   scoliosis  
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organs protected by the thoracic cage   lung and heart  
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ribs   1-7true, and 8-12 are false, 11-12 are called floating  
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ribs articulate posteriorly with___ and most connect anteriorly to the ____   thoracic vertebrae and sternam  
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bone found in the larynx and allows movement of the tongue   hyoid  
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raised area on lateral surface of humerus toshich delotid muscle attaches   deltoid tuberosity  
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point with scapula and clavicle connect   acromion  
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socket in the scapula for the arm bone   glenoid cavity  
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process above the glenoid cavity that permits muscle attachemnet   coracoid process  
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distal media process of the humerus, joins the ulna   trochlea  
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rounded knob on the humerus that articulates with the radius   capitulum  
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anterior depression, superior to the trochlea, recieves part of the ulna when the forearm is flexed   coronoid fossa  
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