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Musculoskeletal system
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Nursing
11th Grade
03/10/2011

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Periosteum
Definition
Outer most layer of the bone made up of fiberous tissue.
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Compact Bone
Definition
dense, hard layers of bone tissue that lie underneath the periosteum.
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Cancellous (spongy) bone
Definition
Contains little spaces like sponge and is encased in the layers compact bone.
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Endosteum
Definition
membranous lining of the hollow cavity if the bone.
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Diaphysis
Definition
shaft along the bone
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Epiphysis
Definition
end of each long bone
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Bone Marrow
Definition
material found in bone
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Red Marrow
Definition
thick, blood-like material found in flat bones and the ends of long bones: location of blood cell formation.
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Yellow marrow
Definition
soft, fatty material found in medullary cavity of long bone.
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Maxilla, Maxill/o
Definition
upper jaw bone
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Mandible, mandibul/o
Definition
lower jaw bone
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Vertebral comlumn, vertebr/o
Definition
made up of bones called vertabrae or vertebra through which the spinal cord runs.
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Cervical vertebrae
Definition
first set of 7 bones, forming the neck
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Thoracic vertebrae 
Definition
second set of 12 vertebrae
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Lumbar vertebrae, lumb/o
Definition
third set of 5 larger vertebrae, which form inward curve of the spine.
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Sacrum, sacr/o
Definition
next 5 vertebrae, which fuse together form a trianglular bone positioned between the 2 hip bones
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Coccyx

Definition
4 vertebrae fused together to form a tailbone
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Clavicle, clavic/o, clavicul/o
Definition
collar bone
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Scapula, scapul/o
Definition
shoulder blade
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Acromion process
Definition
extension of the scapula, which forms which forms the high point of the shoulder
Term
sternum, stern/o
Definition
breast bone
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Xiphoid process
Definition
lower portion of the sternum
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Humerous, humer/o
Definition
upper arm bone
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Ulna, uln/o
Definition
lower arm bone
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Radius, radi/o
Definition
lower arm bone
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Carpal bones, carp/o
Definition
wrist bones
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Metacarpal bones
Definition
hand bones
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Phalanges, phalang/o
Definition
finger and toe bones
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Pelvic bone and hip bones
Definition
made up of 3 bones fused together
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Ischium 
Definition
lower, rear portion which one sits
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Ilium
Definition
upper, wing-shaped part on each side
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Pubis
Definition
anterior portion of the pelvic bone
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Acetabulum
Definition
large socket in the pelvic bone for the head of the femur
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Femur, femor/o
Definition
upper leg bone
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Tibia, tibi/o
Definition
lower leg bone
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Fibula, fibul/o
Definition
lower leg bone
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Patella, patell/o
Definition
kneecap
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Tarsal bones, tars/o
Definition
ankle bones
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Calcaneous
Definition
heel bones
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Metatarsal bones
Definition
foot bones
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