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1
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Function of bones (5)

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Support, storage of minerals, blood cell production, protection of internal tissues/ organs, leverage

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2
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Dense or cortical, with a hard exterior layer
Almost forms the entire shaft

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Compact bones

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3
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Spongy bones

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Cancellous bones

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4
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Space surrounded by the cortex of a long bone

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Medullary cavity /marrow cavity

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5
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Thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the joint of a bone

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Articular cartilage

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6
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Membrane that covers the surface of a bone

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Periosteum

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7
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Which location does periosteum not cover

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Articular cartilage

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8
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Membrane that lines the marrow cavity

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Endosteum

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9
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Bone-producing cells

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Osteoblasts

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10
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For remodeling/ repair after fracture

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Osteoblasts

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11
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Bone - destroying cells

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Osteoclasts

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12
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In young animals, the medullary cavity is filled with a _____ which is gradually replaced by a _____ as it ages

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Red marrow, yellow marrow

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13
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It function as levers and aid in support, locomotion, and prehension

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Long bones

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14
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Interior is composed of spongy bone filled with marrow spaces

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Short bones

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15
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Bones that contain air spaces/ sinuses

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Pneumatic bones

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16
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Layer of hyaline cartilage within the metaphysis that separates the diaphysis from epiphysis of an immature bone

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Epiphyseal cartilage

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17
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Either end of a long bone

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Epiphysis

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18
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Shaft of a long bone between two epiphyses

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Diaphysis

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19
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Flared area adjacent to the epiphysis of a mature bonet

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Metaphysis.

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20
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Area where the cortical bone become thinner

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Metaphysis

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21
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Area in which a bone can increase in length

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Epiphyseal cartilage

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22
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Maintains bone tissue

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Osteocyte

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23
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Cuboid or approximately equal in all dimensions

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Short bones

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24
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Bone protection of vital organs

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Flat bones

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25
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Bones in neck, back, chest,head

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Axial skeleton

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26
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Contain the middle and inner ears

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Temporal bones

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27
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Supports the brain and pituitary gland

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Sphenoid bone

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28
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Presents numerous openings for passage of the olfactory nerves

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Ethmoid bone

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29
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Separates the nasal passages

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Vomer bone

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30
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Bounded dorsally by the nasal bones

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Nasal cavity

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31
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Contains all of the lower teeth and gives attachment to some of the muscles associated with chewing and swallowing

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Mandible

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32
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Contain the teeth of the upper dental arcade

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Maxilla and incisive bones

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33
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Animal with most cervical vertebrae

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Chicken

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34
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First cervical vertebra

35
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Second cervical vertebra

36
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Accommodate the large range of motion of the neck

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Cervical vertebrae

37
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Well-developed spinous processes and articular facets for the ribs

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Thoracic vertebrae

38
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Large, flat transverse process that project laterad

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Lumbar vertebrae

39
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Fused to form a single wedge -shaped bone, the sacrum

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Sacral vertebrae

40
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Forms the ventral part of the bony thorax

41
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Gives attachment to the coastal cartilages of the ribs as well as providing a bony origin for the pectoral muscles

42
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Cranial extremity of the sternum

43
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Middle portion of the sternum

44
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Caudal extremity of the stemum

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Xiphoid process

45
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Form the lateral walls of the bony thorax

46
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Arm bone

47
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Shoulder blade

48
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Collarbone

49
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Bones of the true leg

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Tibia and fibula

50
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Corresponds to the human ankle

51
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Rostal bone in swine

52
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Cardiac skeleton of bovine

53
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Penile bone in the canine family, also in gorilla and chimpanzee

54
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Ads sexual reproduction by maintaining sufficient stiffness during sexual penetration

55
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The thickest and strongest portion of the sternum

56
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What role do collagen and glycosaminoglycans play in bone composition?

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Provide resilience and toughness to bones

57
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They provide resilience and toughness to bones

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Collagen and glycosiminoglycans

58
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2 main types of bone composition

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Organic framework
Inorganic component

59
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Classifications of bones (6)

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Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Sesamoid bones
Pneumatic bones
Irregular bones

60
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Functions of sesamoid bones

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Reduce friction
Increase leverage
Change the direction of pull

61
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Functions of long bones

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Levers, aid in support, locomotion, and pretension

62
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Unpaired bones on the median plane

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Irregular bones

63
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Bones that provide protection, support, and muscular attachment

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Irregular bones

64
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3 divisions of the skeleton

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Axial
Appendicular
Visceral

65
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Bones that make up the cranial part of the skull (7)

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Occipital
Parietal
Interparietal
Frontal
Temporal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid

66
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What do temporal bones contain?

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Middle and inner ears

67
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What is the role of the sphenoid bone

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Supports brain and pituitary gland

68
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Function of ethmoid bone

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Provide openings for the passage of olfactory nerves

69
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Bony socket that protects the eye

70
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What is the orbit in skull

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Bony socket the protects the eye

71
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What bones surround the orbit

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Frontal, lacrimal, and zygomatic bones

72
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Function of the vomer bone

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Separates nasal passages

73
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Bony basis of the tail

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Caudal vertebrae

74
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3 parts of sternum

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Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process

75
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What is the difference between the radius and ulna in mammals in birds?

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In mammals, radius is larger than ulna
In birds, radius is smaller than ulna

76
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Composed of two rows of small bones

77
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Distal to the carpus

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Metacarpus

78
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How many digits vary among species?

79
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Phalanges in horses

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Proximal phalanx
Middle phalanx
Distal phalanx

80
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Coffin bone

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Distal phalanx

81
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Bones that make up the pelvis

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Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

82
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Scroll-like bones that project into the nasal passage

83
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How many cervical vertebrae do chickens have

84
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How many cervical vertebrae do domestic animals & humans have (except chicken)

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