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Chapter 6 Skeletal System Flashcards

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Bone Processes

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Projection or outgrowth of bone

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Cancellous Bone

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Spongy bone, Not as dense as compact bone

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Cervical Vertebrae

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Vertebrae or bones of the neck C1 through C7

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Compact Bone

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Hard butter shell of the bone

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Condyle

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Knuckle like projection at the end of a bone

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Crest

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Distinct border or ridge, as in iliac crest

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Diaphysis

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Main shaft like portion of a bone

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Epiphyseal Line

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A layer of cartilage that separates the diaphysis from the epiphysis of a bone, also known as the epiphyseal plate

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Epiphysis

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The end of a bone

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False Ribs

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Rib pairs 8 through 10, which don’t connect to the sternum

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Fissure

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A groove or depression in a bone; a sulcus

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Flat Bone

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Bones that are broad and thin with flat or curved surfaces, such as the sternum

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Floating Ribs

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Rib pairs 11 and 12, which connect to the vertebrae in the back but to nothing in the front

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Fontanelle or Fontanel

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Space between the bones of an infants cranium “soft spot”

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Foramen

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Hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass

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Fossa

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Hollow or concave depression in a bone

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Haversian Canals

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System of small canals within compact bone that contain blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

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Hematopoiesis

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The normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow

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Intercostal spaces

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Space between the ribs

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Intervertebral disc

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A flat, circular, platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion (or shock absorber) between the vertebrae

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Long bones

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Bones that are longer then they are wide with distinctive shaped ends, such as the femur

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Lumbar vertebrae

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The vertebrae of the lower back, L1 through L5

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Medullary cavity

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The center portion of the shaft of a long bone containing the yellow marrow

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Ossification

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The conversion of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue to bone; the formation of bone

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Osteoblasts
Immature bone cells that activity produce bony tissue
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Osteoclasts
Large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue
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Osteocytes
Mature bone cells
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Periosteum
The thick, white, fibrous membrane that covers the surface of a long bone
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Red bone marrow
the soft, semifluid substance located in the small spaces of cancellous bone that is the source of blood cell production
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Resorption
The process of removing or digesting old bone tissue
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Sesamoid Bone
Irregular bones imbedded in tendons near a joint, as in the kneecap
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Short Bone
Bones that are about as long as they are wide and somewhat box-shaped, such as the wrist bone
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Sinus
An opening or hallow space in a bone; a cavity within a bone
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Stenosis
An abnormal condition characterized by narrowing or restriction of an opening or passageway in a body structure
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Sulcus
A groove or depression in a bone; a fissure
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Sutures
Immovable joints, such as those of the cranium
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Thoracic Vertebrae
The 12 vertebrae of the chest, T1 through T12
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Trabeculae
Needlelike bony spicules within cancellous bone that contributes to the spongy appearance.
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Trochanter
Large bony process located below the neck of the femur
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True ribs
The first seven pairs of ribs, which connect to the vertebrae in the back and to the sternum in the front
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Tubercle
A small rounded process of a bone
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Tuberosity
An elevated, broad, rounded process of a bone
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Vertebral Foramen
A large opening in the center of each vertebra that serves as a passageway for et spinal cord
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Yellow Marrow
Located in the diaphysis of long bones, Yellow marrow consists of fatty tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells
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Acetabul/o
Acetabulum
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-blast, Blast/o
Embryonic stage of development
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Cal/o, Calc/i
Calcium
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Calcane/o
Heel Bone
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Carp/o
Wrist
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-clast, -clastic
To break
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Clavicul/o
Collarbone
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Coccyg/o
Coccyx
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Cost/o
Ribs
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Crani/o
Skull, Cranium
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Femor/o
Femur
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Fibul/o
Fibula
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Gen/o
To produce
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Humer/o
Humerus
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Ili/o
Ilium
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Ischi/o
Ischium
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Kyph/o
Humpback; pertaining to a hump
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Lamin/o
Lamina
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Lord/o
Swayback; bent
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Lumb/o
Loins; lower back
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Malac/o
Softening
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-malacia
Softening
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Mandibul/o
Mandible
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Mastoid
Mastoid Precess
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Maxill/o
Upper jaw
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Metacarp/o
Hand Bones
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Matatars/o
Foot Bones
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Myel/o
Spinal cord or bone marrow
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Olecran/o
Elbow
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Orth/o
Straight
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Oste/o
Bone
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Patell/o, Patell/a
Kneecap
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Pelv/i
Pelvis
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Phalang/o
Fingers/ toes
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-physis
Growth, growing
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Por/o
Cavity, opening, passage or pore
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-porosis
Porous; lessening in density
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Pub/o
Pubis
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Rach/i
Spinal Column
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Radi/o
Radiation; also refers to the radius
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Scapul/o
Shoulder blade
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Scoli/o
Crooked, bent
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Spondyl/o
Vertebra
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Sten/o
Short, contracted, or narrow
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Stern/o
Sternum
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Tars/o
Ankle Bones
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Tempor/o
Temples of the head
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Vertebr/o
Vertebra
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Osteoporosis
Porous Bone
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Osteomalacia
Soft bone due to a deficiency in calcium and phosphorous
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Osteomyelitis
Infection of the bone and bone marrow
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Ewing's sarcoma
Malignant tumor of the bones common to young adults, particularly adolescent boys
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Osteogenic Sarcoma
Malignant tumor arising from bone
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Osteochondroma
Is the most common and benign bone tumor.
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Paget's disease
Disease of the bone, characterized by excessive bone destruction. The bone is weak and prone to fractures
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Spinal Stenosis
Narrowing of the vertebral canal, nerve root canal, or intervertebral foramina (openings) of the lumbar spine
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Kyphosis
An abnormal outward projection of the spine. Humpback
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Lordosis
An abnormal curvature of a portion of the spine. Swayback | Side to side curvature

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