Human Anatomy Terms Pt. 3

Question 1

Part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.

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Axial Skeleton

Question 2

Portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones that support the appendages.

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Appendicular Skeleton

Question 3

Dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts, leaving only tiny spaces that contain the osteocytes, or bone cells.

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Compact Bone

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Spicules form a latticework, with interstices filled with embryonic connective tissue or bone marrow.

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Spongy Bone

Question 5

Hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility

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Long Bones

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Primary function is to provide support and stability with little to no movement.

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Short Bones

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Principal function is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment.

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Flat Bones

Question 8

Any of a group of bones having peculiar or complex forms, such as the vertebrae.

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Irregular Bones

Question 9

Shaft or central part of a long bone.

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Diaphysis

Question 10

Dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

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Periosteum

Question 11

Rounded end of a long bone, at its joint with adjacent bone.

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Epiphyseal Line

Question 12

Break or splinter of the bone into more than two fragments.

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Comminuted Fracture

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Occurs when the bone collapses, particularly in short bones such as the vertebrae in the spine.

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Compression Fracture

Question 14

Fracture especially of the skull in which the fragment is depressed below the normal surface.

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Depressed Fracture

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Fracture in which one of the fragments is driven into another fragment.

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Impacted Fracture

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Fracture that collapses a spinal vertebra as a result of the compression of bone, leading to collapse of the vertebrae much like a sponge collapses under the pressure of one’s hand.

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Spinal Fracture

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Fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent.

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Greenstick Fracture

Question 18

Solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues.

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Hematoma

Question 19

The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.

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Cranium

Question 20

Trapezoidal-shaped bone found at the lower-back area of the cranium.

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Occipital Bone

Question 21

Another term for spinal column.

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Vertebral Column

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Backbone

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Vertebrae

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Situated between vertebrae.

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Invertetebral Discs

Question 24

The seven cylindrical bones, or vertebral bodies (C1-C7), that provide support and structure for the cervical spine.

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Cervical Vertevrae

Question 25

Twelve bones of the backbone to which the ribs are attached.

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Thoratic Vertevrae

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Vertebrae situated between the thoracic vertebrae above and the sacrum below that in humans are five in number.

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Lumbar Vertevrae

Question 27

Triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis.

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Sacrum

Question 28

Small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.

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Coccyx

Question 29

Breastbone

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Sternum

Question 30

Small open boat with a fiberglass hull and inflatable rubber sides.

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Ribs

Question 31

Collarbone

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Clavicle

Question 32

Shoulder blade

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Scapula

Question 33

Bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.

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Humerus

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Thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm.

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Radius

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Thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.

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Ulna

Question 36

Eight small bones that make up the wrist that connects the hand to the forearm.

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Carpal Bones

Question 37

Bony structure near the base of the spine to which the legs are attached.

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Pelvic Bones

Question 38

Enclosing structure formed by the pelvis, providing attachment for the hind limbs or pelvic fins.

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Pelvic Girdle

Question 39

Bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.

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Femur

Question 40

Inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle, parallel with the fibula.

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Tibia

Question 41

Outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in humans, parallel with the tibia.

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Fibula