Skeletal Vocab Flashcards
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Axial skeleton
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Included 80 bones (head and trunk)
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Articulation
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Joint
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Appendicular skeleton
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Includes 126 bones (pelvis shoulders arms legs
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Cancellous
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Spongy structure
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Cartilage
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Fibrous connective tissue
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Collagen
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White protein fibers of the skin tendon bone and cartilage
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Degenerative
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Having progressively less function
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Fascia
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Fibrous connective tissue that joins organs
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Marrow
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Soft organic material filling the cavities of bone
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Periosteum
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Specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body
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Prosthesis
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Artificial substitute for missing body parts
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Resorption
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Loss of bone tissue caused by the action of specialized cells
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Synovial
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Pertaining to transparent alkaline fluid contained in joints
