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ch15 vocabulary

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rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur(thigh bone, forming the hip bone   acetabulum  
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outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. it overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle   acromion  
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thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bone in the joint space   articular cartilage  
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dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton   bone  
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one of the mineral constituents of bone   calcium  
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spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of the bone   cancellous bone  
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flexible, rubbery connective tissue.   cartilaginous tissue  
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dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues   collagen  
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hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones   compact bone  
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knucke-like process at the end of a bone near the joint   condyle  
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skull bones   cranial bones  
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shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone   diaphysis  
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flat, round, plate-like structure   disk(disc)  
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cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton   epiphyseal plate  
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each end of a long bone;the area beyond the epiphyseal   epihysis  
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bones of the face   facial bones  
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narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones   fissure  
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soft spot(incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant   fontanelle  
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opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave   foramen  
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shallow csvity in a bone   fossa  
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minute spaces filled with blood vessels, found in compact bone   haversian canals  
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round process on both sides of the ankle joint.   malleolus  
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upper portion of the sternum   manubrium  
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round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear   mastoid process  
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central, hallowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone   medullary cavity  
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flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate.   metaphysis  
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large process on the proximal end of the ulna   olecranon  
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bone tissue   osseous tissue  
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process of bone formation   ossification  
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bone cell that helps form bony tissue   osteoblast  
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bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue   osteoclast  
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membrane surrounding bones   periosteum  
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mineral substnce found in bones in combination with calcium   phosphorus  
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area of confluence(coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis   pubic symphysis  
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found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis   red bone marrow  
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twelve pairs are curved bones that form the chest wall   ribs  
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