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| Axial Skeleton (80 Bones) |
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-the bones of the skull, thorax, and vertebral column
-Forms longitudinal axis of the body |
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| Appendicular Skeleton (126 Bones) |
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| -Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton |
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| Functions of the Skeletal System |
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-Support
-Storage of Minerals
-Blood Cell Production
-Protection
-Leverage |
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-Thin roughly parellel surfaces
Ex. cranial bones and sternum |
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| -Irregular bones formed between cranial bones |
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| -Relatively long and slender bones |
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-Small, flat and shaped like a sesame seed
-Develope in tendons of knee, hands, and feet |
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-Canal
-Process
-Sinus
-Foramen
-Fissure |
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| Humerous Surface Features |
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| Head, Tubercle, Sulcus, Tuberosity, Diaphysis, Trochlea, and Condyle |
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| Trochanter, Neck, Head, Diaphysis, Facet, and Condyle |
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| Crest, Fossa, Line, Spine, and Ramus |
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| Epiphysis, Metaphysis, Diaphysis, Bone Vasulature, and Periostium |
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| Osteocytes, Osteoblasts, Osteoprogenitor, and Osteoclasts |
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| Located where bones not heavily stressed |
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| Increases bone diameter of existing bones |
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-Fibrous (outer)
-Cullular (inner) |
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| Strongly connects tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules to the bone |
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| Covers spongy bone and lines central canals |
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| Disorders Causing Shortened Bones |
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-Pituitary Growth Failure
-Achondroplasia |
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| Disorders Causing Lengthened Bones |
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-Marfan Syndrom
-Gigantism |
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-Most abundant mineral in body
-99% stored in bones |
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| Crack or break caused by mechanical stress |
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