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Med term 5 Flashcards

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Acromion

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part of the scapula that connects to the clavicle

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Acetabulum

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Cup shaped depression in hip bone

Femur fits in

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amphiarthrosis / amphiarthoses

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cartilaginous joint having some movement at the union of two bones

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ankle

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hinged area between lower leg bones and foot

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articular cartilage

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cartilage at a joint

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articulation

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point at which two bones join together to allow movement

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atlas

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1st cervical vertebrae

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axis

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2nd cervical vertebrae

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bone

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hard connective tissue that forms the skeleton

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bone head

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upper rounded end of bone

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bone phagocyte

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bone cell that ingests dead bone and bone debris

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bursa

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sac lined with synovial membrane that fills spaces between tendons and joints

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calcaneus

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heel bone

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calcium

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mineral important for bone formation

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cancellous bone

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spongy bone with lattice like structure

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cardiac muscle

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both smooth and striated

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carpus, carpal bone

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wrist

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cartilaginous disk

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thick circular mass of cartilage between vertebrae of spinal column

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cartilage

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flexible connective tissue found in joints

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cervical vertebrae

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seven vertebrae of spinal column

neck

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clavicle

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curved bone of shoulder joint

collar bone

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coccyz

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tailbone

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compact bone

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hard bone with slightly woven structure

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condyle

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rounded surface at end of bone

knuckle like

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crest

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bony ridge

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diaphysis

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shaft of bone

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diarthroses

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freely movable joints

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disk

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cartilaginous disk

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dorsal vertebrae

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thoracic vertebrae

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elbow

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joint between upper arm and forearm

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endosteum

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lining of medullary cavitiy

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epiphyseal plate

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cartilaginous tissue that is replaced during growth years

eventually calcifies and disappears

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ethmoid bone

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irregular bone of face

attached to sphenoid

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ethmoid sinuses

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sinuses on both sides of nasal cavities

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fascia

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sheet of fibrous tissue that encloses muscles

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femur

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longest bone in body

thigh

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fibula

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smallest long bone in lower leg

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fissure

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deep furrow or slit

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flat bones

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thin flattened bones that cover certain areas of the skull

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fontanelle

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soft spot on babies

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foramen

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opening or perforation through a bone

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foramen magnum

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opening in occipital bone

spinal cord

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fossa

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depression in a bone

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frontal bone

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large skull bone

forms top of head and forehead

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fronta sinsues

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sinuses above eyes

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heel

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rounded portion of foot bottom

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humerus

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long bone of arm connecting the scapula on top and radius and ulna at bottom

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iliuum

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wide portion of hip bone

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insertion

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point at which a muscles attaches to a movable bone

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intervertebral discs

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cartilaginous disk

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involuntary muscle

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muscle does not move at will

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irregular bones

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any of a group of bones that fit into certain areas of skeleton
skull

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ischium

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one of three fused bones that form pelvic girdle

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joint

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pace of joining between two bones

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lacrimal bone

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thin flat bone in eye

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lamina

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thin flat part on either side of arch of a vertebrae

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ligament

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sheet of fibrous tissue
connects and supports bones
bones to bones

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long bone

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any extremity bone with shaft

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lumbar vertebrae

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five vertebrae in lower back

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malleolus

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rounded protrusion of tibia or fibula on either side of ankle

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mandible

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lower jaw

u shaped

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mandibular bone

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mandible

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marrow

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connective tissue filing the medullary cavity

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mastoid process

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protrusion of temporal bone that sits behind ear

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maxillary bone

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upper jaw bonee

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maxillary sinus

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sinus of either side of the nasal cavity below the eyes

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medullary cavity

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soft center cavity in bone that holds marrow

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metacarpal

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one of five bones of hand

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metaphysis

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section of a long bone between epiphysis and diaphysis

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metatarsal

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bones of the foot

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