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A&P Pam Puckett Lecture Test 3
bones, joints, cartilage
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/01/2009

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skeletal structures
Definition
provide support and protection for softer underlying tissues
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skeletal structures
Definition
help shape and form body structures
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levers
Definition
bones and muscles function together
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ligaments
Definition
bones attached to bone
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tendons
Definition
muscles attached to bones
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tendons and ligaments
Definition
composed of dense fibrous connective tissue
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membranes
Definition
attach some bones (especially facial) directly to skin
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red bone marrow
Definition
where stem cells differentiate into the different types of blood cells
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hematopoiesis
Definition
formation of blood cells
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hematopoiesis
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begins in the yolk sac of the developing embryo, continues in the liver and spleen of the fetus, and continues in the red marrow of the adult
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diaphyses
Definition
shafts
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aging
Definition
causes red marrow of the diaphyses of the long bones changes to yellow marrow
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hollow, solid
Definition
Weight for weight,______ tubes are stronger than _______ tubes.
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flat bone
Definition
full of red marrow (skull ribs, sternum, and hipbones)
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epiphyses of long bones
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full of red marrow in addition to flat bone
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anemia
Definition
condition that can cause some adult yellow marrow to return to red marrow
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erythropoietin
Definition
regulation of the production of erythrocytes is accomplished by a hormone produced in the kidneys in response to low levels of oxygen in the blood (?)
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white blood cell formation
Definition
response to chemicals released by invaded tissues
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platelet
Definition
Little is known about the hormone that regulates _______ formation.
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bone
Definition
a connective tissue that a matrix of collagen impregnated with minerals
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97%
Definition
percentage of the body's calcium stored in the body as calcium biphosphate
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hydroxyapatite
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97% of the body's calcium is stored in the body as calcium phosphate in this form
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calcium
Definition
vital for muscle contraction and the conduction of action potentials along neurons
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remodeling (?)
Definition
bones are constantly being broken down and reformed in order to maintain the blood level at homeostatic level
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substances stored in bones
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potassium, magnesium, sodium, and carbonate ions
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substances bones may accumulate
Definition
lead, radium, and strontium
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1. hyaline cartilage
2. elastic cartilage
3. fibrocartilage
Definition
types of skeletal cartilage
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hyaline cartilage
Definition
cartilage with collagen only
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hyaline cartilage
Definition
articular cartilage at joints
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hyaline cartilage
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costal cartilage joins ribs to sternum
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hyaline cartilage
Definition
laryngeal cartilage in voice box
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hyaline cartilage
Definition
nasal cartilage form septum
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elastic cartilage
Definition
cartilage with more elastin than collagen
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elastic cartilage
Definition
cartilage forming the external ear
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pinna
Definition
external ear
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elastic cartilage
Definition
cartilage found in epiglottis which covers the glottis (the flap between vocal chords) when we swallow
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fibrocartilage
Definition
cartilage with chondrocytes and collagen
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fibrocartilage
Definition
cartilage located in the intervertebral discs
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fibrocartilage
Definition
cartilage located in the minisci of the knee
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endochondral
Definition
most of the bones of the body that develop from cartilage
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hyaline cartilage
Definition
endochondral bones develop from what kind of cartilage
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ossification
Definition
when cartilage is replaced by bone tissue
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diaphysis
Definition
location in the bone where the primary ossification center appears
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epiphysis
Definition
location in the bone where the secondary ossification center appears
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epiphyseal disk
Definition
the area between the ossification centers that causes the bone to lengthen until it becomes ossified
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intramembranous ossification
Definition
the growth in thickness of a bone underneath the periosteum that is continuous throughout life
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periosteum
Definition
fibrous covering
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intramembranous bones
Definition
certain bones of the skull that develop from layers of connective tissue
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periosteum
Definition
develops from primitive connective tissue
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fontanels
Definition
areas of the infant skull that have not yet ossified
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