chapter 6 vocab Flashcards
1
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long bone
A
bones that are longer than they are wide
2
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short bone
A
- cube-shaped
- almost as long as they are wide
3
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flat bones
A
thin and broad
4
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irregular bones
A
bones that don’t fit into the other classes
5
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sesamoid bones
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- specialized bone located within tendons
- usually small, flat and oval-shaped
6
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periosteum
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- surrounds outer surface of long bones
- made of dense irregular collagenous connective
tissue
7
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perforating fibers
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(Sharpey’s fibers)
- anchors periosteum to underlying bone surface
- made of collagen
8
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diaphysis
A
the shaft of a long bone
9
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epiphysis
A
the two ends of a long bone
10
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articular cartilage
A
hyaline cartilage
11
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marrow cavity
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(medullary cavity)
within diaphysis, contains red or yellow bone marrow
12
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compact bone
A
hard, dense outer region; allows bone to resist compression and twisting forces
13
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spongy bone
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- honeycomb-like framework of bony struts
- allows long bones to resist forces from many directions
- provides cavity
for bone marrow
14
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endosteum
A
a thin membrane covering the inner surfaces of a bone
15
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epiphyseal line
A
(remnant of an epiphyseal plate)
a line separating the epiphysis and the diaphysis
