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skeletal vocab Flashcards

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organ system that includes the bones, and the ligaments and cartilages that hold them together

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Skeletal system

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a bone with a long longitudinal axis and expanded ends

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Long bones

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a bone with approximately equal length and width

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Short bones

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4
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bones that are expanded into broad, flat plates

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Flat bones

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category of bones that come in a variety of shapes, most often connected to other bones

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Irregular bones

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either end of a long bone

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Epiphysis

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hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints

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Articular cartilage

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8
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shaft of a long bone

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Diaphysis

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dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone

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Periosteum

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dense bone tissue in which cells are organized in osteons without apparent spaces; cortical bone

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Compact bone

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bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces; cancellous bone

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Spongy bone

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12
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branching bony plate that separates irregular spaces within spongy bones

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Trabecula

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cavity containing red and yellow marrow within the diaphysis of a long bone

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Medullary cavity

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14
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tissue lining the medullary cavity in the bone

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Endosteum

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15
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connective tissue in spaces in bones that includes blood forming stem cells

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Marrow

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16
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layer of matrix surrounding the central canal of an osteon

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Lamellae

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17
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microscopic canal that connects lacunae of bone tissue

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Canaliculus

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18
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formation of bone tissue

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Ossification

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19
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bone that forms from membrane-like layers of primitive connective tissue

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Intramembranous bones

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20
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bone-forming cell

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Osteoblast

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21
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mature bone cell

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Osteocyte

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22
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bone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is subsequently replaced by bone tissue

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Endochondral bone

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23
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cartilaginous layer between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone that grows, lengthening the bone

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Epiphyseal plate

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24
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cell that breaks down bone matrix

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Osteoclast

25
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production of blood cells from dividing stem and progenitor cells

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Hematopoiesis

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the portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the organs of the head, neck, and trunk

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Axial skeleton

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the cranium and the facial bones

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Skull

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the bony part of the skull that encloses the brain

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Cranium

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the bones that surround the mouth and nose

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Facial bones

30
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the bone that supports the tongue and is located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx

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Hyoid bone

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the spinal cord that consists of vertebrae separated by cartilaginous intervertebral discs

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vertebral column

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the triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae

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Sacrum

33
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the bone that is attached to the end of the sacrum and is composed of four fused vertebrae

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Coccyx

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the structure consisting of the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, and sternum that protects the organs of the thoracic cavity

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Thoracic cage

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a series of flat bones that articulate posteriorly with the thoracic vertebrae, enclosing the chest cavity

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Rib

36
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part of the skeleton that supports and attaches the upper limbs

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Pectoral girdle

37
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the shoulder blades

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Scapula

38
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pertaining to the wrist or any of the individual wrist bones

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Carpal

39
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any of the five bones of the hand between the wrist bones and finger bones

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Metacarpals

40
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part of the skeleton to which the lower limbs attach

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Pelvic girdle

41
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basin-shaped structure formed by the sacrum and hip bones

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Pelvis

42
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membranous region between certain developing cranial bones in the skull of a fetus or infant

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Fontanels

43
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fibrocartilage structure between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae

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Intervertebral discs

44
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one of the bones making up the hip bones

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ilium

45
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two or more bones joined by dense connective tissue

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Fibrous joints

46
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two or more bones joined by cartilage

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Cartilaginous joints

47
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freely movable joint

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Synovial joints

48
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movement decreasing the angle between bones at a joint

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Flexion

49
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movement increasing the angle between bones at a joint

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extension

50
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movement of a body part away from the midline

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Abduction

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movement of a body part toward the midline

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Adduction

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movement turning a body part on its longitudinal axis

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Rotation

53
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downward or backward rotation of the palm

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Pronation

54
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upward or forward rotation of the palm

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Supination

55
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turning the plantar surface if the foot outward, away from the midline

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Eversion

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turning the plantar surface of the foot inward, toward the middle

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Inversion

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movement of a part toward the back

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Retraction

58
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forward movement of a body part

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protraction

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