SKELETAL Flashcards

1
Q

A type of bone. its length is greater than its
width.

A

long bone

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2
Q

A type of bone. Equal in length, width and thickness,
which are shaped with regular orientation.

A

short bone

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3
Q

A type of bone. Are thin or curved more often they are flat.

A

flat bone

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4
Q

A type of bone. They do not fit neatly into any other category.

A

irregular bone

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5
Q

A type of bone. are small bones embedded within certain tendons, the fibrous cord that connects muscle to bones.

A

Sesamoid bone

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6
Q

A type of bone. Are most commonly found in the feet. They usually occur in the developing bone and do not fuse completely

A

accessory bone

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7
Q

longest bone and strongest bone????

A

femur (dzuh)

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8
Q

The tubular shaft of the bone, hallow cylindrical with walls of compact bone tissue

A

Diaphysis

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9
Q

is the hollow space inside the diaphysis. It is filled with bone marrow (red/yellow)

A

medullar cavity

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10
Q

found in the medullar cavity. a thin membrane that lines the internal surfaces of bones. where osteoblast can also be found

A

Endosteum

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10
Q

a dense fibrous membrane that covers the OUTER surface of bones,

A

Periosteum

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11
Q

Is roughly the spherical
END of the bone. It is wider than
the shaft.

A

Epiphysis

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12
Q

Is the part separating diaphysis from epiphysis

A

Metaphysis

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