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Term | Definition |
hematopoiesis | process of blood cell formation |
chiropractic | a health care profession that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system |
chiropractor | a practitioner certified and licensed to provide chiropractic care |
ossification | the conversion of the fibrous connective tissue and cartilage into bone or bony substance |
resorption | the process of removing or digesting old bone tissue |
osteocytes | mature bone cells |
Bone Head | a rounded, knoblike end of a long bone separated from the shaft of the bone by a narrow portion |
fossa | a hollow or shallow concave depression in a bone |
hairline fracture | a minor fracture; the bone stays in perfect alignment |
thoracic vertebra | t1-t12 |
osteomalacia | disease in which the bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium |
osteoporosis | bone that were once strong become fragile due to loss of bone density |
dual energy X-ray absorptiometry | a noninvasive procedure that measures bone density |
femur | thigh bone (the longest and heaviest bone in human body) |
patella | knee bone |
tibia | clubfoot |
scoliosis | abnormal lateral (sideward) |
Cervical vertebrae | c1-c7 |
true ribs | ribs 1-7 |
lumbar vertebrae | L1-L5 |
red bone marrow | the soft, semifluid substance located in the small spaces of cancellous bone that is the source of blood cell production |
Ewing's sarcoma | malignant tumor of the bones |
spine | a sharp projection from the surface of a bone, similar to a crest |
yellow marrow | located in the diaphysis of long bones, consists of fatty tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells |
sulcus | a groove or depression in a bone; a fissure |
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