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Bones Flashcards

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Long bone (Example)

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Femur

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Short Bone (Example)

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Tarsal

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Flat Bone (Example)

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Rib cage, frontal bone

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Irregular (Example)

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Spine

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5
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Sesamoid (Example)

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Patella (knee)

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Epiphysis (Long bone)

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Ends of bones

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Diaphysis (Long bone)

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Middle section of bone

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Articular Cartilage (Long bone)

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Present in between bones

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Medullary Cavity (Long bone)

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Cavity inside bone

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Endosteum (Long bone)

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Lining of medullary cavity

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Periosteum (Long bone)

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Lining outside of bone

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12
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Osteoblast

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Help form bones

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Osteoclasts

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Dissolve unwanted or unhealthy bones

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14
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Osteocytes

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Mature osteoblasts that dissolve and deposit new bone

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15
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Compact bone locations

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Shafts of long bones, outer surface of bones

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Cancellous (spongy) bone locations

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Ends of long bones, middle of most other bones

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Osteon (Compact bone)

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Basic structural unit of bone composed of lamellar and Haversian canal (Vertical canal)

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Lamellae (Compact bone)

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Compact bone in layers arranged in rings around a Haversian canal

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Volkmann’s canal (Compact bone)

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Horizontal canal - transverse passageway that connects Haversian canals

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Endochondral Ossification (Compact bone)

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Process of cartilage turning to bone during fetal stage

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Epiphysial plate (Compact bone)

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Bone lengthening (Hyaline cartilage)

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Epiphysial line (Compact bone)

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Spongy bone where Epiphysial plate closes and bone growth stops

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Cervical Vertebrae and nerves

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7 vertebrae and 8 nerve pairs

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Thoracic vertebrae

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12 Vertebrae and 12 nerve pairs

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Lumbar Vertebrae

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5 Vertebrae and 5 nerve pairs

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Sacrum Vertebrae

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5 Vertebrae (fused) and 5 nerve pairs

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Coccyx Vertebrae

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4 Vertebrae (fused) and 1 nerve pair

Anatomy & Applied Terminology (14 decks)

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