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1
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What is a fissure?

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Narrow slit-like opening

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2
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What is a crest

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Narrow ridge of bone

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3
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What is a facet

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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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What is a condyle?

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Rounded articular projection

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What is a foramen?

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Round or oval opening through a bone

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What is a fossa

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Shallow basin like depression in a bone

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7
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What is a groove

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Furrow

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What is a head(bone marking)

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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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What is a line(bone marking)

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Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

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10
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What is a meatus

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Canal-like passageway

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11
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What is a notch?

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Intention at the edge of a structure

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12
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What is a process

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Any bony prominence

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13
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What is a ramus

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Arm like bar of bone

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14
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What is a sinus

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Bone cavity filled with air and lines with mucous membrane

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15
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What is a spine

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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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16
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What is a trochanter

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Very large , blunt, irregularly shaped process( femur only)

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17
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What is a tubercle

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Small rounded projection or process

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18
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What is a tuberosity

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Large rounded projection

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19
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What is an epicondyle

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Raised area on or above a condyle

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20
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Give an an area or bone where a trochanter can be found

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Femur only

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21
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Give one area or bone where a line (bone marking) can be found

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Femur

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22
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Give one area or bone where a epicondyle can be found

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Femur

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23
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Give one area where a head (bone marking) can be found

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Femur

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24
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Give one area where a ramus can be found

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Mandible

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25
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Give one area or bone where a spine could be found

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Coxal bone

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26
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Give one area or bone where a crest can be found

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Coxal bone

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27
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Give one area where a notch can be found

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Skull

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28
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Give one area or bone where a facet can be found

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Rib

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29
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Give one area or bone where a fissure can be found

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Skull

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30
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Give one area or bone where a meatus can be found

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Skull

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31
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Give one area or bone where a sinus can be found

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Skull

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32
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Give one area or bone where a groove can be found

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Skull

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33
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Give one area where a process can be found

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Vertebra

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34
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Give one area or bone where a foramen can be found

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Skull

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35
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Give one area or bone where a tuberosity can be found

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Coxal bone

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36
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BLANK are fibrous bands that form between the surfaces where bones meet

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Adhesion

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37
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BLANK is an infection of the mastoid process

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Mastoiditis

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38
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BLANK is an infection of the sinuses

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Sinusitis

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39
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BLANK is literally “water on the knee” due to hard blow to the knee/ damage /inflammation of bursae

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Bursitis

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40
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BLANK is an inflammation of meninges due to infection

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Meningitis

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41
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A BLANK is the excessive stretching or tearing away of ligaments reinforcing a joint from their bony attachment

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Sprain

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42
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A BLANK is the forcing of a bone from its normal position, usually with respect to an articulation point/ synovial joint

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Dislocation

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43
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A BLANK is any extraneous bone growth in along the edges of a joint

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Spur

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44
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An abnormally thin epiphyseal plate indicates

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Growth retardation

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45
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Give an example of growth retardation/ problems with long bone growth which is seen by using an x ray

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Pituitary dwarfism

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46
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In a BLANK the nucleus pulpous herniated thru the annulus portion compressing adjacent nerves

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Ruptured discs

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47
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What irregularity in spinal curvature characterizes kyphosis

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Abnormal/ excessive thoracic curvature

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48
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What irregularity in curvature characterizes lordosis

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Abnormal/ excessive lumbar curvature

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49
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What irregularity in spinal curvature characterizes scoliosis

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Abnormal/ excessive lateral curvature

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50
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What is the cause of sinusitis

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Allergy/ bacterial invasion of the sinus cavity

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51
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Periosteum

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Protects bone

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52
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Peristeal blood vessels

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Brings blood to the interior of the bone

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53
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Sharpeys fibers

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Allow blood vessels and nerves to invade the bone

54
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Osteocyte

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Makes matrix

55
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Blood vessel

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Brings blood to the interior of the bone

56
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Volkmans canals

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Complete communication pathway between bone interior and exterior surface

57
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Compact bone

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Protects body

58
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Circumferential lamellae

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Lamellae found on the outer portion of a long bone

59
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Concentric lamellae

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Contain osteocytes

60
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Lacuna

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Small chambers that hold the osteocytes

61
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Interstitial lamellae

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Part of compact bone structure

62
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Central/Haversian canal

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Carries blood vessels through bony matrix

63
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Osteon(haversian system)

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Functional unit of the bone

64
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Osteocyte

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Cell of the bone connective tissue

65
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Lacuna

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Small chambers that hold the osteocytes

66
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Canaliculus

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Tiny canals that form a dense transportation network through the hard matrix connecting cells of the osteon to a nutrient supply

67
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Spongy bone

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Help form the open work appearance of spongy bone

68
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Endosteum

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Fibrous membrane lining of the medullary cavity

69
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Articular Cartilage

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End of long bones helps reduce friction between bones by forming on joints

70
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Epiphyseal plate

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Hyaline cartilage allows for bone expansion among growing animals

71
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Epiphyseal line

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Remnant of plate of bone growth

72
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Spiral fracture

A

Bone is fractured due to twisting forces that spread along the length of bone

73
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Displaced fracture

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Bone fragments are moved out of normal relative orientation

74
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Transverse fracture

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Bone is fractured in transverse plane

75
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Compression fracture

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Spongy bone collapses under extreme pressure or shock

76
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Epiphyseal fracture

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Break in epiphyseal plate

77
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Plane joints

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Intercarpal joints and facet joints

78
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Pivot joints

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Superior and inferior radio ulnar joint

79
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Hinge joints

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Elbow and tibial femoral joint

80
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Condyloid joints

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Proximal carpals and distal radius joint

81
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Ball and socket joints

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Shoulder and hip joints

82
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Saddle joints

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Carpo metacarpal joint

83
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What is the function of perichondrium?

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Acts to resist distortion of the cartilage when subjected to pressure

84
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Give the characteristics for a typical lumbar transverse process

A

Thin and tapered

85
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In BLANK joints the articulating bones are connected by short ligaments of dense connective tissue, the bones do not interlock

A

Syndesmoses

86
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What is the anatomical name/term for the shaft long bone?

87
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Describe the tilt of a male pelvis as compared to the female pelvis ( give only male characteristics)

A

Tilted less forwards

88
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What group of bones comprise the appendicular skeleton?

A

Appendages
Pectoral and pelvic girdle

89
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BLANK joints are held together by a plate or pad of cartilage

A

Cartilaginous

90
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Give the characteristics for a typical lumbar vertebral foramen

A

Triangular

91
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Give an example of syndesmosis

A

Fibrous connective tissue connecting the distal ends of the tibia and fibula

92
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BLANK are immovable joints

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Fibrous/ Synarthroses

93
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What covers the articular surfaces of the long bone?

A

Articular cartilages

94
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When a muscle has a BLANK, it’s fibers shorten, the insertion moves toward the origin

A

Contraction

95
Q

BLANK is a lateral turning of the sole of the foot

96
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A BLANK fracture produces bone fragments that is outside normal relative orientation

97
Q

Give one example of a sesamoid bone

98
Q

Red marrow cavities of bones provide a site for BLANK (Red blood cell formation)

A

Hematopoiesis

99
Q

Give the characteristics for a typical cervical vertebral body

100
Q

Give an example of synchondrosis

A

Epiphyseal plate seen in long bones of growing children

101
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BLANK is the movement of a bone around its long axis, without medial or lateral displacement

102
Q

How many cranial bones are there

103
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Give the characteristics for a typical superior and inferior articulating processes of a thoracic vertebrae

A

Superior facets directed super posteriorly
Inferior facets directed anteriorly

104
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Give an area where a tuberosity is found

105
Q

In BLANK joints, the bones are connected by a broad, flat disc of fibrocartilage

106
Q

A consequence of the extreme flexibility of the shoulder girdle is easy

A

Dislocation of the humerus

107
Q

How many phalanges are found in human foot

108
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Describe the coccyx of the male pelvis as compared for the female pelvis (give only male characteristics)

A

Less movable, curves

109
Q

Name three of the 7 main types of skeletal cartilages NOT the three structural types

A

Nasal
External ear
Costal cartilage

110
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Give the characteristics for a typical superior and inferior articulating processes of a cervical vertebrae

A

Superior facets directed super posteriorly
Inferior facets directed inferiorly

111
Q

Give an example of a condyloid joint

A

Metacarpophalngeal joint

112
Q

Give the characteristics for a typical thoracic vertebral foramen

113
Q

Define bone markings

Bone marking are areas on the surface of the bones where ligaments can attach. BLANK are formed and nerves and blood vessels pass.

114
Q

Give an example of a plane joint

A

Inter carpal and inter tarsal joint

115
Q

What may the periosteal bud contain? 3 examples

A

Blood vessels
Nerves
Bone marrow

116
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An BLANK is a joint where two bones meet

A

Articulation

117
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Describe the pelvic inlet of the male pelvis as compared to the female pelvis give only male characteristics

A

Narrow , heart shaped

118
Q

Define osteoporosis

A

Gradual loss of bone mass

119
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Where does a lumbar puncture or saddle block normally take place on the lumber spine

A

Between L3 and L4
Or L4 and L5

120
Q

The cervical curvature becomes prominent when the baby begins to hold its head up independently and the lumbar curvature develops when the BABY BEGINS TO WALK these changes in curvature are known as the

A

Secondary curvature

121
Q

Give an example of a hinge joint

A

Elbow joint

122
Q

Give an example of a plane joint

A

Inter carpal and inter tarsal joint

123
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Function of perichondrium

A

Plays a role in growth and repair

124
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Two types of bone markings are

A

Crest
Line

125
Q

Give the charastertics for a typical cervical transverse process

A

Contains foramina

126
Q

Describe the bone thickness of a female pelvis

A

Less dense, bones are lighter

127
Q

Give the charastertics for a typical thoracic vertebrae body

A

Heart shaped, bears costal facets

128
Q

Describe the coccyx of the female pelvis as compared to the male pelvis (give one female charastertics)

A

More movable , straighter

129
Q

Define bone markings
Bone markings are areas on the surface of the bones where ligaments can attach, joints are formed and BLANK pass

A

Nerves and blood vessels

130
Q

What does the thoracic cage consist of?

A

Thoracic vertebrae, sternum, ribs and costal cartilages

131
Q

Give the charastertics for a typical spinous process of a cervical vertebrae

A

Short
Blunt

132
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Describe the tilt of a female pelvis as compared to the male pelvis ( give only female charastertics)

A

Tilted less forward

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