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Bone Review

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Bones
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Diaphysis   Part of bone formed from primary center of ossification; includes body or shaft  
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Epiphysis   Part formed from 1 or more secondary centers of ossification.  
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Endosteum   Membrane lining medullary cavities of long bones  
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Bone marrow   Tissue occupying medullary cavities of long bones and spaces in spongy bone.  
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Periosteum   Membrane covering bones, except joint surfaces.  
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Compact bone   Dense, closely knit bone made up of haversian systems, located under perisoteum.  
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Spongy bone   Porous loosely-knit bone.  
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The appendicular skeleton has how many bones?   126  
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The appendicular skeleton includes which bones?   Pelvic & shoulder girdle, lower & upper limbs  
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The axial skeleton has how many bones?   80  
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The axial skeleton includes what bones?   Skull, neck, thorax, and vertebral column.  
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What are the functions of bones?   Support, Attachment for muscles, Movement, Protection, Blood Cell Production, and Mineral Storage  
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What tissue is found in the medulla of long bones?   Bone marrow  
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What type of cartilage separates the diaphysis and epiphysis?   Epiphyseal cartilage  
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What is ossification?   Development and formation of bones.  
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Describe long bones.   Consists of shaft and 2 articular extremities.  
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Name some long bones.   Humerus, Radius, Metacarpals, Metatarsals, Tibia, Fibula  
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Describe flat bones.   Consists of compact tissue in form of 2 plates enclosing cancellous tissue.  
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Name some flat bones.   Frontal, Parietal, Ribs, Scapula  
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Describe short bones.   Cancellous tissue with thin outer layer of compact tissue.  
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Name some short bones.   Carpal, Tarsal, Lunate, Trapezium  
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Describe irregular bones.   Peculiar shaped bones.  
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Name some irregular bones.   Vertebrae, Sacrum, Facial bones, Ear bones, Maxilla, Mandible  
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Describe sesamoid bones.   Small and oval; develop inside/beside tendons  
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Name a sesamoid bone.   Patella (kneecap)  
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Ala   Wing or sacrum or ilium  
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Condyle   Rounded process at articular extremity  
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Coracoid   Beaklike process  
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Cornu   Horn  
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Crest   Ridgelike process  
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Epicondyle   Bony projection on or above a condyle  
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Fovea   Small pit or depression  
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Facet   Smooth articular surface process  
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Malleolus   Club-shaped process.  
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Horn   Hornlike process on a bone  
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Head   Expanded end of a long bone  
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Hamulus   Hook-shaped process  
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Protuberance   Bony projection  
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Protuberance   Bony projection  
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Process   Definite or marked bony prominence  
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Spine   Sharp process  
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Spinous process   Sharp, slender process  
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Styloid process   Another shrp, slender process  
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Trochanter   Very large, elevated rounded process  
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Tubercle   SMALL, rounded, elevated process  
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Tuberosity   LARGE, rounded, elevated process  
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Fossa   Pit  
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Sinus   Recess, groove  
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Sulcus   Furrow, Trench  
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Groove   Shallow, linear depression  
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Fissure   Cleft, Groove  
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Foramen   Hole in a bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves  
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Fibrous Joints (Types)   Gomphosis/Syndesmosis/Suture  
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Fibrous Joints (Fact)   Strongest joints in body  
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Fibrous Joints (Fact)   United by various fibrous, connective tissue  
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Synovial Joints (Types)   Gliding, Hinge, Pivot, Ellipsoid, Saddle, and Ball & Socket  
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Synovial Joints (Fact)   Most complex joints of body  
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Synovial Joints (Fact)   Permit wide range of motion  
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Cartilaginous Joints (Fact)   Do not have a joint cavity  
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Cartilaginous Joints (Fact)   Virtually immovable  
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Cartilaginous Joints (Fact)   United by hyaline or fibrocartilage  
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Cartilaginous Joints (Types)   Symphysis and Synchondrosis  
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In free-moving joint, bones ends are covered by:   Articular cartilage  
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Osteoclast   Destructive bone cells  
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Infancy   Growth, formation of bones  
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Adulthood   No growth, formation, reabsorption balanced  
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Old age   No growth, less formation, more reabsorption  
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Diarthrodial (class of joint)   Freely movable joint  
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Amphiarthrodial (class of joint)   Limited motion joint  
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Synarthrodial (class of joint)   Immovable joint  
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What fastens muscles to bones?   Tendons  
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Immovable joints are classified as what?   Synarthrodial  
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Freely movable joints are classifed as what?   Diarthrodial  
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What fastens bone to bone?   Ligaments  
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Landmark T7   Inferior angle of scapulae  
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Landmark T9, T10   Xiphoid process  
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Landmark L4, L5   Level of superior aspect of crests of ilia  
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List the 2 classes of joints   Functional and Structural  
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List the 3 structural classes of joint   Cartilaginous, Fibrous, and Synovial  
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Which bone classification is the trapezium   Short.  
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Which structural class of articulations are cranial sutures?   Fibrous  
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The scapula is classified as what type of bone?   Flat bone  
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What is the name of the largest bone in the leg?   Femur  
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Freely movable joints have bones, whose ends are covered by what?   Articular cartilage  
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The level of the symphysis pubis can be located by palpating what?   Greater trochanters  
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What tissue is found in the medulla of long bones?   Marrow (bone)  
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Name the class of freely movable joints.   Diarthrodial  
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