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Details Title: Medical Terms Description: List 2 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/23/2005 05:50:05	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Epiphysis Definition the distal and proximal end of the bone Term Diaphysis Definition the bone's shaft or body Term periosteum Definition a sheath of dense connective tissue that covers the bone surface where there is no articular cartilage. Term Osteoblasts Definition bone-building cells Term Osteocytes Definition mature bone cell from osteoblasts which maintain daily cellular activites of bone tissue Term Osteoclasts Definition cell which break down bone Term Ossification Definition the process by which bone forms Term Osteoarthiritis Definition the deteriation of articular cartilage causing bony ends to touch Term Osteosarcoma Definition bone cancer, tumor Term articulation Definition a joint where two bones contact. Term foramen Definition a hole in the bone through which vessels or nerves pass Term fossa Definition shallow depression Term Process Definition a part of a bone that sticks out, a projection Term tubercle Definition small, rounded bump on a bone Term tuberosity Definition large, rounded bump on a projection Term scoliosis Definition an abnormal sideways curving of the spine Term kyphosis Definition an abnormal backward curving of the spine, "hunchback" Term lordosis Definition abnormal foward curving of the spine Term ligament Definition connective tissure that ataches bone to bone Term Epiphyseal Plate Definition the hyaline cartilage plate between the epiphysis and diaphysis