Bones | Bone Projections and Depressions | Axial Skeleton | Appendicular Skeleton | Joints and Diseases |
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What is diaphysis?
long shaft-like part of bone
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What is a trochanter?
large, rough process at the attachment of a muscle
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What is the head?
contains the cranium and facial bones
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What is the pectoral girdle?
consists of clavicle and scapula bones
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What is synovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous?
the three types of joints
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What is periosteum?
thin, connective tissue that contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels
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What is sinus?
hollow cavity within a bone
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What is the hyoid bone?
ingle U-shaped bone suspended between the mandible and larynx
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What are the bones of the upper extremities?
humerus, ulna, radius, carpus, metacarpals, and phalanges
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What is synovial fluid?
secreted to lubricate joints for easy movement
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What is osteoblasts?
immature bone cells; gradually replace the cartilage with bone
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What is foramen?
smooth, round opening for nerves and blood vessels
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What is the cervical vetebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx?
the five sections of the vertebral column
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What is the pelvic girdle?
also known as the os coxae
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What is Rickets?
Calcium and vitamin D deficiency found in early childhood that results in bone deformities
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What is ossification?
the process in which bones are formed before birth
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What is a process?
term for any bony projection
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What is 12?
number of rib pairs that attach at the back of the vertebral column
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What is true?
The lower extremities start at a person's femur.
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What is Scoliosis?
lateral curvature of the spine
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What is long, short, flat, and irregular?
the four types of bones
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What is a tuberosity?
large, rough process that provides an attachment site for tendons and muscles
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What is the make up of the body's trunk?
vertebral column, sternum, and rib cage
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What the four parts of the appendicular skeleton?
pectoral girdle, upper extremities, lower extremities, and pelvic girdle
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What is dislocation?
occurs when bone and joint are displaced from normal position, resulting in pain
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