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Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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Also called joints. Hyaline cartilage cap at both ends of long bones.

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Articulation

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A fluid sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint

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Bursa

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3
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Solid

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Compact bone

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4
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The end part of a Long bone

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Epiphysis

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5
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The middle shaft of the bone

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Diaphysis

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6
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When the bone breaks

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Fracture

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7
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Connects two bones together

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Ligaments

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8
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Where blood cells are produced

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Marrow

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9
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Wedge like cushion that lies between the Hines in your knee isn’t allowing weight to be equally distributed across the bone

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Meniscus

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10
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Converting other tissues to bone

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Ossification

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11
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Cells that secrets the matrix for

Bone formation. Building g materials needed to build the bone

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Osteoblasts

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A large multinucleate bone cell, absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing

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Osteoclasts

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13
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Compact bone

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Osteon

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14
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Outer membrane covering the diaphysis

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Periosteum

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15
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Has many spaces between the bony rods or struts

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Spongy bone

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16
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What are general functions of the bone?

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  • Supports body by providing a framework for the attachment of other tissues me organs
  • storage of calcium and phosphate ions.
  • production of red blood cells( in the marrow)
  • protection of soft tissue and proms
  • allow movement by providing a place for muscle to attach
17
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The end of the bone closest to the trunk of the body.

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Proximal epiphysis

18
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Is the end of the bone of the farthest tot he trunk of the body

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Distal epiphysis

19
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Bones are covered. Made of hyaline. Cartilage tissue

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Articular cartilage

20
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What is osteon

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Each functional unit of the bone

21
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At the center of each Oreos contains the blood vessel to nourish the bone

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Central canals

22
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The cells are all connected back to the nutrient supply through tiny canals

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Canaliculi

23
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Each layer of a Lamellae contains pits

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Lacunae

24
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Thin calcified played from the ring like. Concentric layers

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Lamellae

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