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Osteology Flashcards

1
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SAP

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Standard Anatomical Position

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Medial

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Middle

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Lateral

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Away from the middle, sides

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Proximal

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Closest to

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7
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Distal

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Farthest away

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8
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Axial Plane

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Cuts body in half at waist

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Sagittal Plane

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Cuts body in half down the center

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Coronal Plane

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Cuts body in half from front to back

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11
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Osteololgy

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Study of bones and skeleton

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12
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Skeleton provides..

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Framework
Protects organs
System of levers
Storage of minerals and fats
Blood cell production
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13
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Divisions Of Skeleton

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Cranial, postcranial, dental

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14
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Craniofacial

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28 bones from the skull

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15
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Skull

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Cranium and mandible

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Cranium

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Skull w/o mandible

17
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Calvaria

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Skullcap

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Skull function

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Protects brain
Houses sensory organs
Anchors teeth
Facial expression

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Postcranial

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Anything below the skull

Axial and Appendicular

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Axial

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Bones forming the central axis of the body

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Appendicular

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Bones of the upper and low limbs and their girdles

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Long bone

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Major limb

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Short bone

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Wrist and ankle bones

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Flat bone

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Sternum, ribs, part of innominate, scapulae, cranial vault

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Irregular

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Vertebrae

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Bone composition

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Collagen, minerals

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Epiphysis

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Articulations ends, made up of spongy, trabecular or cancelbus bone

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Diaphysis

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Bone shaft made up of compact bone

29
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Metaphysis

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Floating portion at ends of shafts

30
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Longitudinal growth

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Growth in length

31
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Appositional growth

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Growth in width

32
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Irregular bone growth

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Skull, pelvis, etc.

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