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Anatomy and Physiology- Vocabulary for Bone System

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cell   smallest organization of matter that is alive  
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tissue   a collection of cells with a similar structure and a similar function  
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organ   a collection of two or more tissues that are working together to perform a function  
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organ system   a collection or organs working together to perform a function  
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organism   all the organ systems  
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four basic groups of tissues   nervous, muscular, epithelial, connective  
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extracellular matrix   nonliving substance around the cell  
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-blast   stem cell; forms the tissue  
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-cyte   mature cell; maintains the tissue  
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-clast   related to the white blood cells; breaks down tissue, important in remodeling  
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macrophage   large motile cell; phagocyte  
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mast cell   non-motile connective tissue cell  
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dense collagenous connective tissues   fibroblast cells; great tensile strength and stretch resistance; found in tendonds, most ligaments  
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chondrocyte   cartilage cell; located in lacuna  
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lacuna   a small space within the extracellular matrix  
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extracellular matrix   collagenous fibers; firm, flexible, resilient; no blood supply  
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osteocyte   mature bone cell; in lacuna; maintains matrix  
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articulations   where joints meet  
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tendons   bands of dense collagenous connective tissue; connect muscle to bone  
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ligaments   bands of dense collagenous connective tissue; connect bone to bone  
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long bones   longer than they are wide; most bones of the appendages; often act as levers  
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short bones   about as long as they are wide; blocky; bones of wrist and ankle  
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flat bones   thin, flattened, usually curves; bones of cranium, sternum, ribs, scapular  
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irregular bones   do not fit in the other three categories; facial bones, vertebrae  
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compact bone   forms an outer shell; dense and strong  
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cancellous (spongy) bone   honeycome of microscopic interconnected boney rods and plates; central to the compact bone  
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diaphysis   tubular shaft that forms the axis of long bones; composed of compact bone that surrounds the medullary cavity  
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epiphyses   expanded ends of long bones; exterior is compact bone and the interior is spongy bone  
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periostem   double-layered protective membrane; outer fibrous layer is dense irregular connective tissue  
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endosteum   delicate membrane covering internal surface of bone; single layer of cells containing osteoblasts and osteoclasts  
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Haversian system (osteon)   the structural unit of compact bone  
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lamellae   thin sheets of extracellular matrix; organized into sets of concentric rings  
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cancellous bone   lighter; space for marrow; located in epiphysis or in inner portion of the bone  
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osteoclasts   large cells that resorb or breakdown bone  
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Process of ossification   osteoblast secretes organic matrix; matrix becomes mineralized; trapped osteoblast becomes an osteocyte; osteocytes maintain the bone matrix  
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intramembranous ossification   occurs within the membrane  
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endochondral ossification   begins as cartilage  
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clot formation   torn blood vessels hemorrhage; a mass of clotted blood forms at the fracture site; site becomes swollen, painful, and inflames  
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callus formation   occurs two or three days after the injury; blood vessels and connective tissue stem cells invade the clod; formation of a fibrous netqork and cartilage between the broken bones  
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callus ossification   oseoblasts enter the callus and begin forming cancellous bone; usually complete 4-6 weeks after injury  
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cacitonin   secreted by thyroid gland; inhibits osteoclast activity and thus decreases blood calcium levels  
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parathormone   secreted by parathyroid glands; stimulates osteoclast cells to breakdown bone minerals to raise blood calcium levels  
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bone types by structure   fibrous, cartilagenous, synovial  
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synarthroses   immovable joints  
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ampiarthroses   slightly moveable joints  
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diarthroses   freely movable joints  
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sutures   occur between the bones of the skull; comprised of interlocking junctions completely filled with connective tissue fibers  
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syndesmoses   bones are connected by a fibrous tissue ligament; movement varies from immovable to slightly variable  
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gomphoses   peg-in-socket fibrous joint between a tooth and its alveolar socket  
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synchondroses   a bar or plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bones; all synchondroses are synarthrotic; ex- epiphyseal plates of children  
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symphyses   hyaline cartilage covers the articulating surface of the bone and is fused to an intervening pad of fibrocartilage; ex- pubic symphysis of the pelvis  
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bursa   reduces friction  
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tendon sheath   elongated bursa; wraps completely around a tendon  
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plane (type of synovial joint)   two opposed flat surfaces; between carpal bones  
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saddle (type of synovial joint)   two saddle shaped surfaces at right angles to one another; movement in two planes; carpometacarpal articulation of the thumb  
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hinge (type of synovial joint)   allows movement in only one axis; knee, finger joint, elbow  
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pivot (type of synovial joint)   rotation around a single axis; joint between 1st and 2nd vertebrae  
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ball-and-socket (type of synovial joint)   multiple axes, movement in three planes; hip, shoulder  
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condyloid/elipsoid (type of synovial joint)   a type of ball-and-socket joint; oval articular surface of one bones fits into a complementary depression of another bone; biaxia movement; wrist joint  
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flexion   decreasing the angle at the joint, usually in the sagittal plane  
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extension   increasing the angle at the joint, usually in the sagittal plane  
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hyperextension   extension past the anatomical position  
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dorsiflexion   flexion at the ankle; the foot is in a partially flexed position  
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plantar flexion   extension at the ankle  
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abduction   movement away from the sagittal plane  
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adduction   movement toward the sagittal plane  
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circumduction   the limb is moved to circumscribe a cone  
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rotation   movement of a bone around an axis without displacing it from that axis; head  
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medial rotation   the anterior surface of the limb moves toward the median plane  
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lateral rotation   the anterior surface of the limb moves away from the median plane  
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supination   rotation of the forearm so that the palm is in the anatomical position (face up)  
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pronation   rotation of the forearm so that the palm is face down  
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eversion   rotation of the foot so that the sole of the foot is turned outward  
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inversion   rotation of the foot so that the sole of the foot is turned inward  
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