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Chapter 5 A (Musculoskeletal System) Flashcards

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Acetabulum

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Cup-shaped depression in the hip bone into which the top of the femur fits

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acromion

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part of the scapula that connects to the clavicle

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amphiarthrosis

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Cartilaginous joint having some movement at the union of two bones

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atlas

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first cervical vertebra

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axis

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second cervical vertebra

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bone phagocyte

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bone cell that ingests dead bone and bone debris

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bursa

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sac lined with a synovial membrane that fills the spaces between tendons and joints

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cancellous bone

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spongy bone with a latticelike structure

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cartilaginous disk

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thick, circular mass of cartilage between the vertebrae of the spinal column

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cervical vertebrae

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7 vertebrae of the spinal column located in the neck

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clavicle

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curved bone of the shoulder that joins to the scapula; collar bone

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coccyx

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small bone consisting of 4 fused vertebrae at the end of the spinal column; tailbone

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compact bone

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hard bone with tightly woven structure

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condyle

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rounded surface at the end of a bone

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diaphysis

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long middle section of a long bone; shaft

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diarthroses

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Free movable joints

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dorsal vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae

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12 vertebrae of the chest area

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endosteum

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lining of the medullary cavity

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epiphyseal plate

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cartilaginous tissue that is replaced during growth years, but eventually calcifies and disappears when growth stops

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ethmoid bone

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sinuses on both sides of the nasal cavities between each eye and the sphenoid sinus

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fossa

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depression as in the bone

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humerus

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long bone of the arm connecting to the scapula on top and the radius and ulna at the bottom

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ilium

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wide portion of the hip bone

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irregular bones

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any of a group of bones with a special shape to fit into certain areas of the skeleton, such as the skull

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sichium

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one of the three fused

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ischium

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one of the three fused bones that form the pelvic girdle

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lacrimal bone

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thin flat bone of the face

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lamina

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thin, flat part of either side of the arch of a vertebra

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lumbar vertebrae

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five vertebrae of the lower back

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malleolus

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rounded protrusion of the tibia or fibula on either side of the ankle

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marrow

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connective tissue filling the medullary cavity, often rich in nutrients

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Mastoid process

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protrusion of the temporal bone that sits behind the ear

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maxillary bone

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bone of the upper jaw

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maxillary sinus

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sinus on either side of the nasal cavity below eyes

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medullary cavity

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soft center cavity in bone that often holds marrow

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metaphysis

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section of a long bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis

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neural canal

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space through which the spinal cord passes

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nucleus pulposus

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fibrous mass in the center portion of the intervertebral disk

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olecranon

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curved end of the ulna to which tendons of the arm muscles attach; bony prominence of the elbow

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osseous tissue

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connective tissue into which calcium salts are deposited

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ossification

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hardening into bone

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osteoblast

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cell that forms bone

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osteoclast

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large cell that reabsorbs and removes osseous tissue

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osteocyte

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palatine bone

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bone that helps for the hard palate and nasal cavity

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periosteum

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fibrous membrane covering the surface of bone

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pubes

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anteroinferior portion of the hip bone

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sacrum

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Next to last spinal vertebra made up of 5 fused bones; vertebra that forms part of the pelvis

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scapula

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large flat bone that forms the shoulder blade

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sella turcica

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bony depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

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sesamoid bone

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bone formed in a tendon over a joint (ie the patella)

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sphenoid bone

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bone that forms the base of the skull

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sphenoid sinus

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sinus above and behind the nose

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spinous process

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protrusion from the center of the vertebral arch

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spongy bone

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bone with an open latticework filled with connective tissue or marrow

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sternum

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long, flat bone that forms the midline of the anterior of the thorax

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styloid process

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peg-shaped protrusion from a bone

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sulcus

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groove or furrow in the surface of bone

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suture

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joining of two bone parts with a fibrous membrane

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symphysis

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type of cartilaginous joint uniting two bones

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synarthrosis

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fibrous joint with no movement

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synovial membrane

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connective tissue lining the cavity of joints and producing the synovial fluid

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tarsus, tarsal bones

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seven bones of the instep

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thoracic vertebrae

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12 vertebrae of the chest area

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thorax

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part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen; chest

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transverse process

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protrusion on either side of the vertebral arch

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trochanter

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bony protrusion at the upper end of the femur

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true ribs

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seven upper ribs of the chest that attach to the sternum

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tubercle

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slight bony elevation to which a ligament or muscle may be attached

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tuberosity

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large elevation in the surface of a bone

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vomer

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flat bone forming the nasal septum

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zygomatic bone

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bone that forms the cheek

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