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1
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What are the Four types of Bone Cells?

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  1. Osteoprogenitor
  2. Osteoblast
  3. Osteocytes
  4. Osteoblasts
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It is considered as the bone-building bone cell?

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Osteoblast

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3
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A type of bone cell that destroys and remodel other bone cells?

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Osteoclasts

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4
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A bone with root word that means “origin?”

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Osteoprogenitor

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5
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Organic components of the Bone Matrix?

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Collagen and Proteoglycans

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6
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Inorganic component of the Bone Matrix?

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Hydroxyapatite

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7
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How many bones are there on a Human Adult?

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206

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8
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Classify the bones in your body according to their structure.

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Long Bones, Short Bones, Irregular Bones and Flat Bones

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9
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2 groups of your Skeleton

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Axial Skeleton and Appendicular Skeleton

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10
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Give me the Bones in your Axial Skeleton?

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Axial Skeleton
1. Skull
2. Auditory Ossicles
3. Hyoid
4. Vertebral Column
5. Pectoral Girdle
6. Pelvic Girdle

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11
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The bones in your Appendicular Skeleton

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Upper Limbs and Lower Limbs

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12
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Give me the two bone groups in the skull.

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Facial Bones and Cranium

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13
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Bones in your Cranium

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  1. Frontal bone
  2. Left Parietal bone
  3. Right Parietal Bone
  4. Sphenoid
  5. Ethmoid
  6. Left Temporal
  7. Right Temporal
  8. Occipital Bone
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14
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State the Facial Bones

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Paired Bones
1. Maxillae
2. Nasal
3. Lacrimal
4. Zygomatic
5. Inferior Nasal Conchae
6. Palatine

Unpaired
1. Mandible
2. Vomer

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15
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It is the only bone in your neck

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Hyoid Bone

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16
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Bone in your Back

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Vertebral Column

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17
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Give me the Vertebrae on your vertebral Column?

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  1. Cervical vertebrae (C1-C7)
  2. Thoracic Vertebrae (T1-T12)
  3. Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)
  4. Sacrum (S1-S5)
  5. Coccyx Vertebra (Co1-Co4)
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18
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Give me the 2 initial vertebra on your Cervical Vertebrae.

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Atlas - the man who held the world
Axis - enables your to shake your head and indicates “no”

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19
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It is considered as the Keystone of your cranium?

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Sphenoid

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20
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Why is Sphenoid considered as the keystone bone?

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Sphenoid articulates almost all the cranial bones in the skull.

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21
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It is the Scientific Term for Chewing?

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Mastication

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22
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Give me the functions of your Clavicles

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The Clavicle plays an essential role in functional movement, serving as the connection between the axial skeleton and the pectoral girdle.

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23
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Refers to your Shoulder Blades

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Scapular Bones

24
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The pelvic girdle consists of?

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2 Coxal Bones

25
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Give me the Parts of your Hip Bones

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Ilium - consist most of your hip bone
Ischium - sitting bone
Pubis

26
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Bones of your Upper Limbs?

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  1. Humerus
  2. Radius
  3. Ulna
  4. Carpals
  5. Metacarpals
  6. Phalanges
27
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Longest bone in the upper limbs?

28
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What are the bones of the proximal row and distal row of your Carpals?

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Stop Letting Those People Touch The Cadaver’s Hand

Proximal Row
1. Scaphoid - Boat Shape
2. Lunate - Moon-shaped
3. Triquetrum - three cornered
4. Pisiform - Pea-shaped

Distal Row
1. Trapezium
2. Trapezoid
3. Capitate
4. Hamate

29
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Parts of the Phalanx?

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Proximal, middle, and Distal

30
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A deep fossa in your hip bones

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Acetabulum

31
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Enumerate the bones of your Lower Limbs?

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  1. Femur
  2. Patella
  3. Popliteal
  4. Tibia and Fibula
  5. Talus
  6. Tarsal
  7. Metatarsals
  8. Phalanges
  9. Calcaneus
    10 . Plantar
32
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It is the Longest bone in the Skeleton?

33
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The Suture that articulates the Frontal Bone and the Left and Right Parietals?

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Coronal Sutures

34
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The Suture that articulates the left and right parietal bones?

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Sagittal Suture

35
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Suture that connects the occipital and parietal bones

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Lambdoid Suture

36
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Suture that articulates the Parietals and the the Temporal Bones?

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Squamous Suture

37
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It is a hole or passage in a bone?

38
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It refers to the formation of Bones?

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Ossification

39
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Enumerate the Parts of the Sternum?

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  1. Manubrium - handle
  2. Body - blade
  3. Xiphoid Process - tip
40
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A disorder that occurs when there is too little Vitamin D in one’s System?

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Rickets - in children
Osteomalacia - in adults

Rickets - classified as the imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones

41
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It is characterized as the loss of calcium in the bones?

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Osteoporosis

42
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Functions of the Skeletal System

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Protection
Support
Assistance in movement
Mineral Hemostasis
Hematopoiesis - Blood Cell Production
Triglyceride Storage

43
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Anatomy of a Long Bone

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Articular Cartilage
Epiphyses - Tip of the Long bone
Metaphyses
Diaphyses - the anatomical body

44
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Functional Unit of A long Bone?

45
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Structure of a Flat, Short and Irregular Bones

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Compact Bone
Spongy Bone

sandwich model

46
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Types of Joints

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  1. Fibrous Joints
  2. Cartilaginous Joints
  3. Synovial Joints
47
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A bone disorder that occurs when theres a Vitamin C Deficiency?

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Scurvy - Retard Growth. Vit. C is necessary for osteoblast to synthesize Collagen

48
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A disorder when theres too much Growth Hormone? How about too less?

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Gigantism - >GH
Dwarfism - <GH

49
Q

What is Bone Remodeling?

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Bone remodeling is process where osteoclasts remove old bones and the osteoblasts replaces it with new ones

50
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Types of Synovial Joints?

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  1. Pivot - skull and vertebrae
  2. Hinge - elbow
  3. Gliding and Ellipsoid - Carpals
  4. Ball and Socket - Shoulder and Hip Joints
  5. Saddle - idk
51
Q

This substance makes up of the major portion of a Bone?

A

Hydroxyapatite

52
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Bones of the Auditory Ossicles?

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Malleus
Incus
Stapes

53
Q

Ischial Tuberosity

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Sitting Bone of the Hip Bones

54
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Ischium Spinal?

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Landmark for pregnant women

55
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The point of attachment between the scapula and clavicle.

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Acromion Process

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