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Bones and Bone Tissue Flashcards

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Red bone marrow

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A hematopoietic tissue located with the certain bones that produces all of the formed elements of the blood

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Medullary Cavity

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The large hollow interior portion of the diaphysis of a long bone

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Flat Bone

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A bone that’s flat in shape

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Bone Remodeling

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The continual process of bone growth and bone loss that takes place within the healthy bone

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Yellow Bone Marrow

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An adipose tissue located within the most bones of an adult

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Hematopoiesis

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The process of differentiation and maturation of the formed elements of the blood

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Sesamoid Bone

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A bone located within a tendon

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Bone Deposition

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The formation of a new bone caused by osteoclasts

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Intramembranous Ossification

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The process when certain flat bones form from a mesenchymal model

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Compact Bone

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A hard dense bone that’s located on the exterior part of a bone that’s made up by osteons

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Calcitonin

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A hormone that’s created by the thyroid gland and it decreases blood calcium ion concentration by stimulating osteoblasts to build bone

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Osteon

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The functional unit of a compact bone that consists of concentric rings of bone matrix called lamellae that surround the central canal

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Long Bone

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A bone that’s long

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Longitudinal Growth

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The growth of long bones

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Endochondral Ossification

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It’s when bones form from the hyaline cartilage model

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Spongy Bone

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The tissue located in the bone that’s made up of trabeculae

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Epiphyseal Plate

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A structure that’s made up from hyaline cartilage from the growth of long bones

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Irregular Bone

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A bone that has a weird shape and it’s unclassified

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Trabeculae

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Spicules of bone that create the spongy bone

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Bone Resorption

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The destruction of bone tissue caused by osteoclasts

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Nutrient

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A substance that comes from food that the body needs for metabolism

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Short Bone

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A long bone

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Central Canal

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A small fluid filled canal that’s located in the center of the spinal cord

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Hydroxyapatite

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A phosphate based mineral that creates the inorganic portion of the osseous tissue

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Epiphyseal Line

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A calcified remnant of the epiphyseal plate

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Epiphysis

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The end of a long bone

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Appositional Growth

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It’s when bones grow in width

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Endosteum

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The connective tissue membrane that lines the surface of the bone

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Osteoid

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The organic component of the osseous tissue that’s created by collagen fibers, proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and bone specific proteins

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Skeletal system

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The body system that’s all about the bones

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Diaphysis

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The shaft of a long bone

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Diplo

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The spongy bone tissue of flat bones

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