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The structure that houses the osteocytes is called

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Lacunae

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Many of the facial bones are classified as

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Irregular

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2
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The tiny blood vessels in the bone tissue are

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Canaliculi

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3
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The pointy distal end of the radius is called

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Styliod process

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4
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Flat bones grow from

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The center of the bone

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5
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Ontogenesis starts as

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A cartilage mold

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6
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Cells that lay down concentric rings of calcium in bone are

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Osteoblasts

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7
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The central blood vessel in the individual units of bone is

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Haversian

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8
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An epiphyseal fracture will cause what in a child

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Stunted growth

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9
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A condition where bones do not calcify and bend is

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Rickets

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10
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Red marrow is housed in

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Spongy bone

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11
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Cells found in lacunae are called

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Osteocytes

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12
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The ends of the none are covered with smooth

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Articular cartilage

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13
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Two points of muscle attachment on bone are periosteum and

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Tuberosities

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14
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A characteristic of rickets is

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Bowed legs

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15
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To which part of the skeleton does the hyoid bone belong

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Axial

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16
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Two points of muscle attachment on bone are Tuberosities and

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The periosteum

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17
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To which part of the skeleton does the ilium belong

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Appendicular

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18
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The type of joint found in the thumb

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Saddle

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19
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What is found in the medullary cavity

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Yellow marrow

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20
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What type of joint is the neck

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Pivot

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21
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Acromegaly is unusual bone growth that occurs after

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Epiphyseal closure

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22
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A spiral fracture usually results in

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Police action

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23
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Giants are frequently the result of

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Benign pituitary tumors

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24
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Dwarfs are usually the result of

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Recessive genes

25
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A square like bone would be classified as

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Short

26
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Compact bone has what characteristic spongy does not

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Haversian canal

27
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A common term for the Haversian canal is

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Blood vessel

28
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When two bones come together

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Stop growing

29
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The function of storage is achieved by

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Yellow marrow and compact bone

30
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The function of hemopoisis is achieved by

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Red marrow

31
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The correct name for the growth plate is

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Epiphyseal plate

32
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The bones of the wrist and ankles are classified as

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Short bones

33
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How many ribs do you have in total

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24 (12 pair)

34
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The seasmoid bone found in the knees is called

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Patella

35
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Your lower teeth are located in the

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Mandible

36
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What is the anterior point of attachment of the ribs

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Sternum

37
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What is the posterior point of attachment of the ribs

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Thoracic vertebrae

38
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The femur is an example of what type of bone

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Long

39
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What type of come supports the most weight?

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Long

40
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What type of bone are the vertebrae

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Irregular

41
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What kind of fracture breaks only one side of the bone

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Green stick

42
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Lack of exercise causes bone to become

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Brittle

43
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Bones heal quickly because

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Lots of blood vessels

44
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Yellow marrow is

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Lipid

45
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Red marrow produces

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Blood cells

46
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Bone is constantly undergoing repair and replacement called

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Remodeling

47
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Yellow marrow is housed in

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The medullary canal

48
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What type of bone protects internal organs

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Flat

49
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Cells that dissolve bone matrix and put it in the calcium in the blood are called

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Osteoclasts

50
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A condition where bone matrix looses calcium is

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Osteoporosis

51
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Osteogenesis starts with a ____ mold

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Cartilage

52
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Anyone under 4’8 is considered a

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Dwarf

53
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Any person over 7 feet is considered a

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Giant

54
Q

Shin splints are an inflamed

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Periosteum

55
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Another came for wrist bones is

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Carpals

56
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How many vertebrae do you have

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24 (7+12+5)

57
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Which finger does not have a middle phalange

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1 or thumb

58
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Which bone is the deltoid Tuberosity found

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Humerus

59
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The joint between the pelvic bone is called

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Symphysis pubis

60
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Floating ribs are called that because

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There is no arterior attach

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