Chapter 7 Vocab. Skeletal System Flashcards
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Articular cartilage
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Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints
2
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Articulations
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Joining of structures at a joint
3
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Bursa
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Sacklike, fluid-filled structure lined with synovial membrane near a joint
4
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Canal/meatus
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Opening or hole in bone which is elongated into a tunnel-like passage through the bone
5
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Cartilaginous joint
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A type of slightly movable joint
6
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Compact bone
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Dense tissue in which cells are organized in osteons (Haversian Systems) with no gaps
7
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Condyle
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Smooth, rounded end of a bone where it articulates with another bone
8
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Crest
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Prominent ridge on a bone
9
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Diaphysis
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Shaft of a long bone
