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| bone that has 2 big ends and a shaft in between, ex: femur |
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| bone that is cube shaped, ex: bones in the wrist |
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| bone that is thin, flattened and somewhat curved; ex: sternum, scapula, ribs, most of cranial bones |
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| bone that does not have a distinct shape, ex: vertebrae, pelvis |
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| sesamoid bone (type of short bone) |
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| bone that develops inside a tendon, ex: patella |
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| sutural bone (type of irregular bone) |
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| bone forming a bone to bone junction, ex: bones in the cranial sutures |
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| line which is the point of growth in the epiphysis of a long bone of an adult |
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| line which is the point of growth in the epiphysis of a long bone of juvenile |
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| all cartilage on epiphysis |
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| outer covering on diaphysis |
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| porous, soft bone found mostly in epiphysis |
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| hard, dense bone found mostly in diaphysis |
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| cavity in diaphysis where bone marrow is located |
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| fulls up medullary cavity |
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| large rounded projection, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| prominent ridge, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| large, blunt, rough, projection, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| small, rounded projection, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| raised area on or above condyle, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| a low ridge, less prominent than a ridge, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| any boney prominence, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| sharp, slender, or pointed process, point of muscle or ligament attachment |
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| expanded articular end of an epiphysis, part of a joint |
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| small, flat articular surface, part of a joint |
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| rounded projection at the end of a bone, part of a joint |
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| extension of bone making an angle to the rest of the structure, part of a joint |
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| shallow depression, part of a joint |
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| rounded passageway for vessels and/or nerves |
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| canal leading through the bone, path for vessel or nerve |
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| elongated cleft (narrow slit like opening), path for vessel or nerve |
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| furrow, path for vessel or nerve |
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| a narrow groove, path for vessel or nerve |
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| central (Haversian) canal |
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| middle of osteon, contains blood vessels |
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| osteon or Haversian system |
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| basic structural and functional unit of compact bone |
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| concentric layers of boney matrix surrounding central canal |
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| groves found between layers of lamella where osteocytes are found |
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| bone forming cells found in lacuna |
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| narrow grooves connecting lacuna |
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| perforating (Volkmann's) canal |
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| connects 2 central canals |
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| skeleton of the head and trunk, consists of the bones of the skull, thorax, and vertebral column |
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| composed of the cranium and facial bones |
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| formed by 6 flat bones that form dome-shaped clavaria or cranial vault, and 2 irregular bones that help form the cranial base or floor |
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| three "shelves" in the cranium; anterior, middle, and posterior |
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| anterior "shelf" formed by frontal bone, ethmoid bone, and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone, and contains the frontal lobe of cerebrum |
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| middle "shelf" formed by the temporal, parietal, and sphenoid bones; contains temporal lobes and the anterior portion of the brain stem |
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| posterior "shelf" formed by the occipital bone, contains, cerebellum, occipital lobes of cerebrum, and posterior portion of the brain stem |
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| bony cavities that house the eyes and associated muscles, blood vessels, and nerves |
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| bones forming roof of orbit |
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| frontal bone and lesser wings of the sphenoid (form this part of the orbit) |
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| bones forming medial wall of the orbit |
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| sphenoid, ethmoid, maxilla, and lacrimal bones (form this part of the orbit) |
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| bones forming lateral wall of the orbit |
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| zygomatic, frontal, and sphenoid bones (form this part of the orbit) |
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| bones forming floor of the orbit |
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| maxilla, palatine, and zygomatic bones (form this part of the orbit) |
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