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53 Cards in this Set
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The fatty material found inside the central cavities of long bones
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Yellow Marrow
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The shaft of a long bone
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Diaphysis
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The tough connective tissue membrane that covers bones
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Periosteum
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The primary sight of a blood cell production
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Red Marrow
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The end of a long bone
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Epiphysis
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The type of bone tissue found at the end of long bones
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Spongy Bone
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The thin membrane that lines the central cavity of long bones
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Endosteum
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A short channel or passageway
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Meatus
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An air space found in some skull bones
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Sinus
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A cell that resorbs bone matrix
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Osteoclast
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A mature bone cell that is completely surrounded by hard bone tissue
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Osteocyte
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A distinct border or ridge
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Crest
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A depression on a bone surface
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Fossa
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A hole that permits the passage of a vessel or nerve
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Foramen
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The anatomical name for the collarbone
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Clavicle
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The five bones in the palm of the hand
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Metacarpal Bones
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The medical forearm bone ( in the anatomical position)
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Ulna
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The upper part of the ulna, which forms the point of the elbow
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Olecranon
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The 14 small bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand
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Phalanges
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The bone located of the thumb side of the forearm
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Radius
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The deep socket of the hip bone that holds the head of the femur
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Acetabulum
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The most inferior bone in the pelvis
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Ischium
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The lateral bone of the leg
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Fibula
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A bone that is wider and more flared in females
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ilium
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A scientific name for the kneecap
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Patella
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The largest of the tarsal bones; The heel bone
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Calcaneus
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The large, rounded projection at the upper and lateral portion of the femur
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Greater trochanter
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Inflammation of a small sac near a joint
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Bursitis
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The region of two or more bones; a joint
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Articulartion
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slightly moveable joing
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Amphiarthrosis
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The connective tissue that encloses a joint and is continuous with the periosteum
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Joint Capsule
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Smooth connective tissue covering bone surfaces at synovial joints
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Articular Cartilage
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A freely movable joint held together by ligaments
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Diarthosis
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The bone cell that synthesize new bone matrix are called:
A. Osteeoblast B. Osteocytes C. Osteoclast D. Osteons |
A
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A suture is an example of immovable joint also called a(n):
A. Synovial joint B. Diarthrosis C. Synarthosis D. Amphiarthrosis |
C
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Which of the following is a projection?
A. process B. fossa C. foramen D. sinus |
A
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The os coxae os a fused bone consisting of the ilium, ischium and:
A. femur B. acetabulum C. sacrum D. pubis |
D
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The shoulder girdle consists of the clavicle and the:
A. sternum B. tibia C. scapula D. as coxa |
C
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Ribs that individually attach to the sternum are called the:
A. false ribs B. floating ribs C. xiphoid process D. true ribs |
D
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What is the foramen magnum?
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A large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
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Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginoous joint?
A. condyloid B. pivot C. saddle D. pubic symphysis |
D
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The first cervical vertebra is called the
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atlas
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The hard bone matrix is composed of mainly salts of the element:
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calcium
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The part of the skull that encloses the brain is the
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cranium
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A joint between bones of the skull is a(n)
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suture
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Pivot, hinge, and gliding joints are examples of freely movable joints, also called
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synovial joints
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True or False
The shaft of long bones contain yellow bone marrow |
True
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True or False
The ethmoid bone is in the axial skeleton |
True
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True or False
Moving a bone toward the midline is abduction |
False
toward the midline is adduction away from the midline is abduction |
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True or False
The second cervical vertebra is called the axis |
True
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True or False
Increasing the angle at a joint is extension |
True
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True or False
There are 6 pairs of false ribs |
False
5 pair |
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True or False
A mature bone cell is an osteocyte |
True
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