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Osseous Tissue and Bone Structure
Chapter 6 in A&P
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/25/2013

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Term
Appendicular Skeleton
Definition
126 Bones
Consist of Limbs
Term
Axial Skeleton
Definition
80 Bones
Skull, Ribs, Breast Bone, and Vertebral Column
Term
Canal
(Skull)
Definition
large passageway
Term
Condyle
(Humerus)
Definition
rounded articular process
Term
Crest
(Pelvis)
Definition
prominent ridge
Term
Diaphysis
(Humerus)
Definition
shaft
Term
Facet
(Femur)
Definition
small flat articular surface
Term
Fissure
(Skull)
Definition
gap
Term
Flat Bone
Definition
Provide Protection for underlying soft tissues
EX: Skull, Sternum, and Ribs
Term
Foramen
(Skull)
Definition
small rounded passageway
Term
Fossa
(Pelvis)
Definition
shallow depression or recess
Term
Functions
Definition
Support
Storage of Mineral
Blood Cell Production
Protection
Leverage
Term
Head
(Humerus)
Definition
forms part of joint
Term
Irregular Bone
Definition
Complex shapes

EX:Pelvic Bones, Facial Bones, and Vertebrae
Term
Line
(Pelvis)
Definition
low ridge
Delicate
Term
Lone Bone
Definition
Relatively long and slender

Bones in the Limbs
Term
Neck
(Femur)
Definition
connection between head and diaphysis
Term
Process
(Skull)
Definition
projection or bump
Term
Ramus
(Pelvis)
Definition
extension that makes angle with rest of structure
Term
Seasamoid Bone
Definition
Small and Flat
Shaped like seasame seed

Found in Tendons
Term
Short Bone
Definition
Small and BOX like

EX: Carpals
Term
Sinus
(Skull)
Definition
Air filled chamber within bone
Term
Spine
(Pelvis)
Definition
pointed narrow process
Term
Sulcus
(Humerus)
Definition
deep & narrow groove
Term
Sutural Bone
Definition
WORMIAN BONE
Irregular bones formed between cranial bones
Term
Trochanter
(Femur)
Definition
large rough projection
Term
Trochlea
(Humerus)
Definition
grooved articular process
Term
Tubercle
(Humerus)
Definition
rounded projection
Term
Tuberosity
(Humerus)
Definition
small rough projection
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