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| the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body |
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| the bones of the limbs and girdles |
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| includes, cartilages, and ligaments |
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| dense and looks smooth and homogenous |
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| composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space |
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| typically longer than they are wide, compact bone, all bones of the limbs (except the wrist and ankle bones) are long bones |
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| cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone, the bones of the wrist and ankle are short bones |
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| thin, flattened, and usually curved, bones of the skull, the ribs, and the sternum |
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| bones that don't fit in the categories of long, short, or flat, the vertebrae, and the hip are irregular bones |
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| or shaft, makes up most othe bone's length and is composed of compact bone, is covered by periosteum |
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| a fibrous connective tissue membrane that covers and protects the diaphysis |
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| the ends of the long bone, consists of a thin layer of compact bone enclosing and area filled with spongy bone |
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| glassy hyaline cartilage, it provides a smooth, slippery surface that decreases friction at joint surfaces |
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| cause the lengthwise growth of a long bone |
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Yellow Marrow, or Medullary,
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| the cavity of the shaft is primarily a storaage area for adipose (fat) tissue |
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| confined to the cavities of spongy bone of flat bones and the epiphyses of some long bones |
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| tiny cavities within the matrix |
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| the lacunae arranged in concentric circles |
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| Central (Haversian) Canals |
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| run lengthwise through the bony matrix, carrying blood vessels and nerves to all areas o the bone |
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| Osteon (Haversion system) |
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| complex consisting of central canal and matric |
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| the tiny canals that radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae |
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| Perforating (Volkmann's) canals |
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| run into the compact bone at right angles to the shaft |
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| the process of bone formation that involves two major phrases |
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| the hyaline cartilage model is completely covered with bone matrix by bone-forming cells |
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| large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix |
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| essential if bones are to retain normal proportions and strength during long-bone growth as the body increases in size and weight |
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| a fracture in which the bone breakse cleanly but does not penetrate the skin |
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| Open ( Compound) Fracture |
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| the broken bone ends penetrate through the skin |
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| the bone ends are coaxed back into their normal position by the physician's hands |
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| surgery is preformed and the bonde ends are secured together with pins or wires |
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| connective tissue cells of varipous types form a mass of repair tissue |
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| a callus made of spongy bone |
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| the fibrous membranes in the skull where bone has not yet formed |
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| the spinal curvatures in the thoracic and sacral regions |
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| the cervical curvature appears when a baby begins to raise it's head |
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| the junction of two or more bones |
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| the bones are united by fibrous tissue |
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| the bones ends are connected by cartilage |
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| those in which the bones ends are seperated by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid |
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| the most common form of arthritis is a chronic degenerative condition that typically affevts the aged |
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| a chronic inflammatory disorder |
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| a disease in which uric acid accumulates in the blood and may be deposited as needle-shaped crystals in the soft tissues of joints |
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| is a bone-thinning disease that afflicts half of women over 65 and some 20% if men over the age of 70 |
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