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| Consist of 126 bones including the skull, thorax and vertebral column. |
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| Eighty bones of the Human Skeleton that includes the limbs, pectoral and pelvic girdles. |
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| Flat Bones, Surtural Bones, Long Bones, Irregular Bones, Sesamoid Bones and Short Bones |
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| The major bones in the typical human skeleton can be divided into six broad categories based on their shapes. |
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| A small, rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone. |
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| A chamber within bone that is filled with air. |
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| Space within the hollow shaft of a long bone containing bone marrow. |
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| Most numerous bone cell type that cannot divide. |
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| Remove and remodel the bone matrix. |
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| Increases the bone diameter of existing bones. |
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| The disorder caused by the overproduction of growth hormone before puberty. |
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| The most abundent mineral in the body. |
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| Hormone that has multiple effects that increase blood calcium levels. |
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| Hormone released when calcium ion concentrations in the blood rise above normal levels. |
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| Large blood clot that forms at the site of a fracture. |
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| Open or Compound Fracture |
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| Type of fracture that projects through the skin. |
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