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| bones of the appendages that are "long" and have expanded ends (arms and legs) |
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| bones that are cube like (carpals-wrists and tarsals-ankles) |
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| bone with plate-like structures and broad surfaces (ribs, scapula, and some skull bones) |
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| bones with a variety of different shapes and are usually connected to several different bones (vertebrae and many facial bones) |
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| small nodular bones that are embedded within tendons adjacent to joints (patella-knee cap) |
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| the expanded ends of each long bone which usually articulates with another bone to form a joint |
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| covers the articularing portion of the epiphysis |
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| (Cancellous Bone) consists of many irregular connecting spaces that help reduce the weight of the bones; found in short, irregular, flat, and sesamoid bones); red bone marrow is found in this |
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| "shaft" the long portion of the bone located between teh two epiphysis that is composed mainly of compact bone |
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| functions in the formation and repair of bone tissue; covers the diaphysis |
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| a hollow chamber that form a tube down the shaft of the long bones |
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| Lines the medullary cavity |
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| stores fat and sometimes changes to red marro if needed (most long bones) |
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| makes red and white blood cells and platelets (found in the spongy bone in the skull, ribs, sternum, clavicles, verebrae, and pelvis) |
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| Bones of the lower limbs, pelvis, and vertebral column... |
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| support the body's weight |
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| protect the eys, ears, and brain |
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| Bones of the rib cage and shoulder girdle... |
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| protect teh heart and lungs |
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| Bones of the pelvic girdle... |
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| protect the abdominal and internal reproductive organs |
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| the body moves when the bones and muscles act together as levers to move; stores excess minerals |
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| (Blood Cell Formation) this occurs in the red bone marrow |
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