Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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**Bone Functions **
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- support, protection, movement, mineral storage, and blood cell formation
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How many bones in the Human Body?
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- 206
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**Bone classifications **
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- long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, sesamoid bones.
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Name the parts of the Long bone.
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- Diaphysis
- Epiphyses
- Epiphyseal Plates
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Diaphysis
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- Shaft of a long bone.
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Epiphyseal Plate
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- Cartilaginous structure that separatess the epiphysis from the diaphysis.
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Periosteum
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- Layer of cells surrounding the entire bone that produces new bone cells.
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Articular Cartilage
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- coverings at the ends of the epiphyses that provide for smooth movement between bones and protect the bone ends from wear and tear.
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Articular Surface
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- part of the condyle that articulates with another bone.
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Short Bones
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- lack a diaphysis and are fairly symmetrical
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Sesamoid Bone
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- Oval bones that are free floating and found in tendons of muscles (i.e. Patella)
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Anatomical Landmarks
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- terms used to describe bone features
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Tuberosity
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- large bump on a bone, usually an attachment for another structure.
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Process
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- A projection from a bone, usually an attachment for another structure.
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Tubercle
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- A smaller bump on a bone, usually an attachment for another structure.
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Spine or Spinous Process
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- typically a longer and thinner projection of a bone.
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Condyles
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- Large bony knobs at either end of a long bone.
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Epicondyle
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- Smaller bony knobs that sometimes appear just above the condyles of a bone.
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Fossa
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- smooth hallow surface on a bone and usually functions as a source of attachment for another structure.
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Facet
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- smaller flatter smooth surface than a fossa, serves as an attachement site.
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Notch
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- area of bone that appears to be cut and allows for the passage of other structures like blood vessels and nerves.
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Foramen
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- Similar in function to a notch but appearing as a hole in a bone.
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Ramus
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- an extension of a bone making an angle to the rest of the structure.
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Trochanter
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- A large, rough, projection.
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Crest
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- A prominent ridge.
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Line
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- A low ridge.
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Head
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- The expended articular end of an epiphysis from the shaft by the neck.
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Neck
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- A narrow connection between the epiphysis and diaphysis.
