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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/24/2010

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Hematopiesis
Definition
blood cell formation
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Short bone
Definition
cube-shaped bones that contain mostly spony bone
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rickets
Definition
The disease in children whose diets lack calcium or vitamin D, where the bones fail to calcify
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foramen
Definition
A round or oval hole through a bone, which contains blood vessels and/or nerves
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tuberosity
Definition
A large rounded projection on a bone
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simple/closed fracture
Definition
A fracture where the bone breaks cleanly but does not penetrate the skin is termed
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appositional growth
Definition
An increase in bone diameter
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cribirform plate
Definition
The part of the ethmoid bone that contains holey areas with fibers that carry impulses from the olfactory receptors of the nose to the brain
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temporal
Definition
The external acoustic (auditory) meatus is found
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calcaneus
Definition
heel bone
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glenoid cavity
Definition
The head of the humerus fits into the
Term
gout
Definition
The 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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elbow joint
Definition
hinge
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coxal bone
Definition
irregular
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composition of flat bone
Definition
spongy bone
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Sharpey's fiber
Definition
The periosteum is secured to the underlying bone by dense connective tissue fibers called
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Ephiphyseal plate
Definition
indicates bone length is increasing
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Osteons
Definition
characteristic of compact bone
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canaliculi
Definition
The bone cells within lacunae receive nourishment from blood vessels through passageways
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fossa
Definition
shallow, serving as an articular surface
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blood vessels and nerve fibers
Definition
The canal that runs through the core of each osteon contains
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parietal bone
Definition
bone that forms from fibrous membranes
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parathyroid hormone (PTH) activate
Definition
osteoclast
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Ethmoid
Definition
middle nasal conchae
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Sella tarcia
Definition
part of the phenoid bone
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Atlas
Definition
first cervical vertebra
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ribs from superior to inferiour
Definition
.true ribs
.false ribs
.floating ribs
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sternum
Definition
fusion of:
.manbrium
.body
.xiphoid process
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greater tochanter
Definition
located on femur
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intercondyiar fossa
Definition
structure on the femur
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amphiarthroses
Definition
articulates permitting only slight decrease movement
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synarthrose
Definition
articulates permitting no movement
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ossification
Definition
bone formation
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do not respond to PTH
Definition
osteoblast
Term
Spinal cord does not
Definition
pass through all vertebra
Term
fibula def.
Definition
lateral lower leg bone
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fontanel
Definition
allow growth of the brain
Term
osteoclasts
Definition
dissolve bone matrix
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lamellae
Definition
layers of calcification that are found in bone
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epiphyseal plate
Definition
area where bone growth takes place
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wrist joint
Definition
plane joint
Term
shoulder joint
Definition
ball and socket joint
Term
elbow joint
Definition
hinge joint
Term
knucle joint
Definition
candyloid joint
Term
between atlas and axis
Definition
pivot joint
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patella
Definition
short and sesamoid
Term
Ulna
Definition
long bone
Term
Atlas
Definition
irregular bone
Term
sternum
Definition
flat
Term
fibula
Definition
long bone
Term
coxal bone
Definition
irregular
Term
true ribs
Definition
flat
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parietal
Definition
flat
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