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Week 5-Skeletal system Flashcards

1
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Acetabulum

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Hip socket

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Acromion

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Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder

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Articular cartilage

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Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space

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Bone depression

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Opening or hollow region serving as a connection for bones or passageways for blood vessels and nerves

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5
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Bone process

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Enlarged area that extends from bones as an attachment for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

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6
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Carpals

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Wrist bones

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Cancellous bone

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Spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of a bone

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Calcaneus

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Heel

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Compact bones

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Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones

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Cranial bones

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Skull bones : ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

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Diaphysis

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Shaft or midportion of a long bone

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Epiphysis

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Each end of a long bone; area beyond the epiphyseal plate

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13
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Fontanelle

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Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between skull bones of an infant

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14
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Humerus

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Upper arm bone

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15
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Ilium

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Upper part of pelvic bone

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Ischium

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Inferior or lower part of the pelvic bone

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Lamina

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Disc between vertebrae; Thin layer of organic tissue

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Laminectomy

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Removal of the lamina and spinous process; relieves the symptoms of compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots

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19
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Lumbar vertebrae

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L1 to L5

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Lordosis

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Excessive inward curvature of the spine

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Malleolus

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Round process on both sides of the ankle joint

22
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Mandible

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Lower jawbone

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Manubrium

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Upper portion of the sternum

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Maxilla

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Upper jawbone

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Metacarpals

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Hand bones

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Metaphysis

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Flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate

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Metatarsals

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Midfoot bones

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Occipital bone

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Back and base of skull

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Olecranon

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Ossification

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Process of bone formation

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Osteoblast

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Bone cell that helps form bony tissue

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Osteoclast

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Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue

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Parietal bone

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The two bones (one on each side of the skull) that from the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium

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Patella

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Periosteum

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Membrane surrounding bones, rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue

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Pubic

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Relating to pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)

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Pubic symphysis

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Area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis

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Red bone marrow

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Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis

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Sinus

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Hollow air cavity within a bone

40
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Styloid process

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Pole-like process of extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

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Supraclavicular

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Above clavicle

42
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Suture

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Immovable joint between bones

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Temporal bone

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Two bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium

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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

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Connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

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Tibia

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Shin bone, larger of the two lower leg bones

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Trabeculae

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Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

47
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Ulna

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Forearm bone, little finger side

48
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Vomer

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Nasal septum (thin, flat bone)

49
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Xiphoid process

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Lower, narrow portion of the sternum

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Yellow bone marrow

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Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones

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