Week 2 Part 1 Flashcards by Abby Grillmair

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Osteoclast

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Cells that tear down old bones

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Osteoblast

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Cells that form a bone

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Osteocytes

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Mature bone cells are surrounded by a matrix

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Skeletal system is

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The frame that holds up the body

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Different bones

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Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular bones

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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle of the joint

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Extension

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Opening the joint

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Plantar Flexion

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Bending downward

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Dorsiflexion

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Bending upward

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Abduction

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Moving the body part away from the midline

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Adduction

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Moving the body part back towards the midline

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Inversion

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Turning inward

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Eversion

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turns outward

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Supination

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face upward

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Pronation

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face downward

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Rotation

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When a bone spins on its axis

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Periosteum

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Connective tissue that covers bone tissue

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Epiphysis

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End of the bones

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Area inside the diaphysis is called

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Medullary cavity that contains bone marrow

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Cartilage is

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Firm and has a jelly-like matrix

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What is a joint and what holds it together

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Where one bone meets another bone
Ligament

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Synovial joint

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Move alot

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Cartilaginous joint

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Little movement

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Fibrous joint

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Do not move at all

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Trabeculae

A

Holes in the spongy bones

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How many pairs of true ribs are there

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7

Q

How many pairs of false ribs

A

3

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How many pairs of floating ribs are there

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2

Q

Attaching to each girdle is a long bone

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Humerus in the arms
Femur in the legs

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Ulna

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Radius

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Tibia

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Fibula

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Carpals

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Tarsals

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Metacarples

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Metatarsals

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Phalanges