Vocab

Question 0

Appendicular skeleton

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Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton

Question 1

Amphiarthroses

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Slightly movable joint

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Articular cartilage

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cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.

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Articulations

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Joint; point where two bones meet

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Axial skeleton

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Bones of the skull; vertebral column, thorax, and sternum

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Bony thorax

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Bones of the thorax, including ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae

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Cartilaginous joint

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connected entirely by cartilage (fibrocartilage or hyaline). Cartilaginous joints allow more movement between bones than a fibrous joint but less than the highly mobile synovial joint.

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Compact bone

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The compact noncancellous portion of bone that consists largely of concentric lamellar osteons and interstitial lamellae. Also called compact substance

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Diaphysis

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Diffusion of solute through a semipermeable membrane

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Pelvic girdle

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Incomplete bony basin formed by the two coxal bones that secures the lower limbs to the sacrum of the axial skeleton

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Periosteum

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Double-layered connective tissue that covers and nourishes the bone

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Red marrow

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bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells

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Short bones

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designated as those bones that are as wide as they are long. Their primary function is to provide support and stability with little to no movement.

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Shoulder girdle

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Composite of two bones; scapula and clavicle, that attach the upper limb to the axial skeleton; also called the pectoral girdle

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Skull

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Bony enclosure for the brain

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Diarthroses

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Freely Moveable

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Epiphyseal plate

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hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone

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Epiphysis

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the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.

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Fibrous joint

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These joints have no joint cavity and are connected via fibrous connective tissue. The skull bones are connected by fibrous joints. Sutures are found between bones of the skull.

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Flat bone

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bones whose principle function is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment. These bones are expanded into broad, flat plates, as in the cranium (skull), the ilium (pelvis), sternum and the rib cage

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Intervertebral disks

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a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine

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Irregular bones

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bones which, from their peculiar form, cannot be grouped as long bone, short bone, flat bone or sesamoid bone

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Ligaments

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a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint

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Long bones

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hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility

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Spongy bone

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is one of two types of osseous tissue that form bones

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Synarthroses

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an immovably fixed joint between bones connected by fibrous tissue (for example, the sutures of the skull).

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Synovial joint

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most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal

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Vertebral column

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The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx (tailbone) that forms the supporting axis of the body in vertebrate animals. It encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides a stable attachment for the muscles of the trunk. Also called backbone, spinal

Question 28

Yellow marrow

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bone marrow in which the stroma of the reticular network are largely filled primarily with fat; it replaces red marrow in the long bones after the fifth year of life.