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Made up of cartilage and bone
Supporting and protecting
Helps in movement
Bones store lipids and calcium
Red marrow cavities are a site for hematopoiesis (blood cell formation) |
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bones that lie around body’s center of gravity
skull, facial bones, rib cage, spinal column |
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bones, limbs and appendages
Limbs, pectoral girdle, Pelvic Girdle |
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| looks smooth and homogenous |
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made up of compact bone
Ex. Femur and phalanges |
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cubed shaped
Contain more spongy bone than compact
Ex. Tarsals and carpals |
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think, two waferlike layers of compact bone between a layer of spongy bone.
They are actually curved
Ex. Bones of the skull |
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special types of short bones formed in tendons
Ex. Kneecaps (patellas) |
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Aka Sutural Bones
Tiny bones between cranial bones (extra bone)
Ex. Vary differently on every person |
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large rounded projection
May be roughened |
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narrow ridge of bone
Usually prominent |
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Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
(only examples on femur) |
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narrow ridge of bone
Less prominent than a crest |
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| small rounded projection or process |
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| raised area on or above a condyle |
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| sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
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| bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
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| smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
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| rounded articular projection |
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| round or oval opening through a bone |
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| indentation at the edge of a structure |
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| bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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| shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
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| Microscopic Structure of Compact Bone Image |
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Axial & Appendicular Image
Axial= GREEN |
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