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A&P - Chap 6

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compact bone   dense and looks homogenous  
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spongy (cancellous) bone   composed of flat or needle like pieces  
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trabeculae   needle like or flat pieces of bone in spongy bone  
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sesamoid bones, example   type of short bone embedded in tendon, patella  
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shape classifications (4)   long, short, irregular, flat  
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diaphysis   shaft  
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medullary cavity   contains yellow bone marrow  
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epiphyses   the bone ends  
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epiphyseal line   line of cartilage where epiphyses meet the diaphyses  
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periosteum   shaft is protected by this white, double layered membrane  
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osteoblasts   bone forming cells  
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osteoclasts   bone destroying cells  
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Sharpey's fibers connects what?   periosteum to shaft  
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endosteum   lines the inside of the bone  
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articular cartilage   covers epiphyses, hyaline  
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osteon, Haversian system   the circle of bone under microscope  
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lamella   the rings inside the circles of bone under a microscope  
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the central, haversian canal   blood vessels and nerve fibers pass through hole under microscope  
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perforating, volkmann's canals   run at right angles to axis of the bone, connecting nerves of periosteum to central canals  
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osteocytes   dots under microscope, in lacunae  
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canaliculi   hairlike canals connect lacunae to each other and the central canal  
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hydroxyapatites   mineral salts  
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osteogenesis or ossification   the process of bone formation  
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intramembranous ossification   bone forms from fibrous membrane (embryo) FORMS FLAT BONES  
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endochondral ossification   bone forms from hyaline cartilage  
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3 steps of intramembranous ossification   formation of bone matrix, formation of woven bone and periosteum, formation of compact bone plates  
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steps of endochondral ossification   formation of bone collar, cavity forms,vessel enters (periosteal bud), epiphyses form, complete  
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appositional growth   bone grows in thickness on the outside  
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parathyroid hormone   released when blood calcium declines, and causes bones to lose calcium  
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calcitonin   released when blood calcium rises, causes bones to get calcium  
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wolff's law   bones remodel in response to outside forces  
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osteoperosis   bone resorption outpaces bone deposit  
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osteomalacia   bones are inadequately mineralized (Rickets in children)  
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Paget's disease   bone resorption or formation is abnormal, ex: high ratio of woven bone to compact  
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