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Chapters 6 The Skeletal System Flashcards

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1
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femur

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thigh bone

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patella

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knee bone

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fibula

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leg bone?

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tibula

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leg bone?

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the human skeleton consists of how many bones?

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206

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hematopoiesis

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blood cell formation

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long bones

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longer than they are wide, with distinctively shaped ends

ex upper arm, lower arm, thigh, lower leg, fingers and toes

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short bones

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about as long as they are wide with a somewhat box shaped structure

ex carpals tarsal

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carpal

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wrist

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tarsal

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ankle

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flat bones

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broad and thin, having a flat (sometimes curved) surface

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irregular

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come in various sizes and bones of the spinal column and face

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humerus

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upper arm

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radius and ulna

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lower arm

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phalanges

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fingers and toes

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vertebrae

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spinal column

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sesamoid bones

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unique, irregular bones embedded in the substance of tendons and usually located around a joint.

ex - kneecap

also located around the hand-to-finger joints.

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diaphysis

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main shaft-like portion of a long bone.

  • hollow
  • cylindrical
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epiphysis

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located at each end of a long bone

bulb like shape for muscle attachment

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epiphyseal line

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layer of cartilage that separates the diaphysis from the epiphysis

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periosteum

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thick white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of the long bone except at the joint surfaces (i.e. at the ends of the epiphyses) the joint surfaces are covered by articular cartilage

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articular cartilage

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thin layer of cartilage that covers the ends of the long bones and the surfaces of the joints

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compact bone

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hard outer shell of the bone. lies under the periosteum

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Medullary (marrow) cavity

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within the center of the diaphysis (hollow area), which contains yellow marrow.

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Haversian canals

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contain blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

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cancellous bone aka spongy bone or trabecular bone

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blood vessels transport nutrients and oxygen to the bones-not as dense as compact bone

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trabecula

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needlelike spicules that give the cancellous bone its spongy appearance. they are arranged along lines of stress, giving added strength to bones.

the spaces between the trabeculae are filled with red bone marrow

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yellow marrow

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stores fat and is not an active site for blood cell production in the adult

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all/o

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difference from

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-genic

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pertaining to formation, producing

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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spondyl/o

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spine, vertebrae

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itis

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inflammation

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arthr/o

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joint

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-desis

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binding or surgical fusion

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cervic/o

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neck

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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arthr/o

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joint

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-blast, blast/o

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embryonic stage of development

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calc/o, calc/i

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calcium

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calcane/o

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heel bone

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carp/o

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wrist

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chondr/i, chondr/o

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cartilage

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-clast

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to break

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-clastic

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to break

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clavicul/o

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collarbone

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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femor/o

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femur

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fibul/o

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fibula

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gen/o

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to produce

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kyph/o

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humpback, pertaining to a hump

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lamino/o

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lamina

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lord/o

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swayback; bent

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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malac/o

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softening

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-malacia

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softening

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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw)

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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maxill/o

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upper jaw

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metacarp/o

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hand bones

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metatars/o

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foot bones

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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olecran/o

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elbow

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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kneecap

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patell/a

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kneecap

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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fingers, toes

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-physis

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growth, growing

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por/o

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cavity, opening, passage or pore

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-porosis

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porous; lessening in density

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pub/o

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pubis

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rach/i

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spinal column

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radi/o

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radiation; also refers to the radius

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scapul/o

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shoulder blade

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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sten/o

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short, contracted

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stern/o

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sternum

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synovi/o

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synovial membrane

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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tars/o

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ankle bones

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tempor/o

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temples of the head

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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bone head

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a rounded, knoblike end of a long bone, separated from the shaft of the bone by a narrow portion (the neck of the bone).

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neck

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a constricted or narrow section that connects with the head, as in the neck connecting to the head or the neck of the femur

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tuberosity

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an elevated, broad, rounded process of a bone–usually for attachment

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trochanter

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large bony process located below the neck of the femur, for attachment of muscles

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condyle

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a knucklelike projection at the end of a bone’ usually fits into a fossa of another bone to form a joint

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crest

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A distinct boarder or ridge; an upper part of the hip bone (the iliac crest); generally a site for muscle attachement

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spine

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a sharp projection from the surface of a bone, similar to a crest for example, the spine of the scalpula ( shoulder blade) used for muscle attachement

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