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A&P bones chapter 6

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acetabulum   a socket in the pelvic bone where the thigh bone joins the pelvis  
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acromion   highest part of the shoulder where the clavicle and scapula meet  
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articulation   a joint which binds two bones together  
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ligaments   connective tissue which binds bone to bone  
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skeletal muscles   aka voluntary or striated muscles which attach to bone  
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smooth muscles   muscles found in visceral organs and blood vessels  
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synovial joints   freely moving joints  
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tendons   connective tissue which binds muscle to bone  
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frontal bone   front of the skull  
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occipital bone   back of head and base of skull  
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temporal bones   two temporal bones form the lower sides and part of the base of the skull  
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mandibular bone   lower jaw bone  
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lacrimal bones   thin and shaped somewhat like a fingernail; located at the inner corner of each eye  
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cervical vertebrae   bones of the neck; C1-C7  
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thoracic vertebrae   connect with the 12 pairs of ribs; T1-T12  
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lumbar vertebrae   larger and heavier than the other vertebrae, support back and lower trunk; L1-L5  
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sacrum   triangular-shaped bone; S1  
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coccyx   tailbone  
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xiphoid process   lower portion of the sternum  
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humerus   upper arm bone  
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radius   one of the two lower arm bones; thumb side  
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ulna   one of the two lower arm bones; little finger side; has a large projection called the olecranon process (forms the point of the elbow)  
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carpals   bones of the wrist; each wrist has 8 carpal bones  
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metacarpals   form the bones of the hand; join carpals and phalanges  
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phalanges   bones of the finger; each finger contains 3, but thumb only contains 2  
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ilium   upper flared portion and largest of the 3 hip bones; good source for red bone marrow  
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iliac crest   curved, upper edge of the ilium  
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ischium   lowest part of the hip; strongest of pelvic bones  
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femur   thigh bone; longest heaviest, and strongest bone in the body  
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patella   kneecap; largest sesamoid bone; covers and protects the knee joint  
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tibia   shin bone; located on the big toe side of the lower leg  
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fibula   more slender of the two lower leg bones  
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tarsals   known as the ankle bone; there are 7 in each ankle  
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metatarsals   bones of the foot  
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phalanges   toes; each toe has 3 but the great toe only contains 2  
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condyle   knuckelike projection at the end of a bone  
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diaphysis   main shaftlike portion of a bone  
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epiphyseal line (growth plate)   layer of cartilage that separates the diaphysis from the epiphysis  
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epiphysis   the end of the bone  
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false ribs   rib pair 8-10, which connect to the vertebrae in the back but not to the sternum in the front  
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flat bones   bones that are broad and thin with flat or curved surfaces; such as the sternum  
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floating ribs   rib pairs 11 & 12  
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fontanelle   soft spot  
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foramen   hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass  
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hematopoiesis   formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow  
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intercostal spaces   spaces between the ribs  
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intervertebral disc   a flat, cirular platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion (or shock absorber) between the vertebrae  
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long bones   bones that are longer than they wide; such as the femur  
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ossification   the formation of bone  
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osteoblasts   immature bone cells  
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osteocytes   mature bone cells  
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periosteum   the thick, white, fibrous membrane that covers the surface of a long bone  
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short bones   as long as they are wide; such as the wrist bone  
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sinus   opening or hollow space  
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sulcus   a groove or depression in a bone; a fissure  
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sutures   immovable joints, such as those of the cranium  
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trochanter   large bony process located below the neck of the femur  
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true ribs   the first seven pairs of ribs; connect to the vertebrae in the back and to the sternum in the front  
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tubercle   small rounded process of a bone  
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osteoporosis   porous bone; loss of bone density  
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osteomalacia   disease in which the bones become abnormally soft; called rickets  
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osteomyelitis   infection of the bone; resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through the blood  
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spinal stenosis   narrowing of the vertebral canal  
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kyphosis   humpback  
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scoliosis   abnormal lateral (sideward) curvature of a portion of the spine  
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closed fracture   also known as a simple fracture; no open wound in skin  
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open fracture   also known as a compound fracture; open wound in skin  
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compression fracture   caused by bone surfaces being forced against each other  
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impacted fracture   direct force causes the bone to break, forcing the broken end of the smaller bone into the broken end of the larger bone  
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colles' fracture   occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1 inch of connectin the wrist bones  
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hairline fracture   also known as stress fracture  
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fracture   broken bone; sudden breaking of a bone  
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pathological fracture   occurs when a bone, weakened by a preexisting disease  
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closed reduction   fracture consists of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction without an incision int the skin  
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open reduction   fracture consists of realigning the bone under direct observation during surgery  
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lordosis   swayback  
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greenstick fracture   incomplete fracture  
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DEXA scan (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry)   noninvasive procedure that measures bone density  
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