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Skeletal System
BSAA Skeletal System
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Veterinary Medicine
10th Grade
03/04/2014

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Term
axial skeleton
Definition

made up of the skull and vertebrae

 

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appendicular skeleton
Definition

made up of the fore and hind limbs

 

 

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comminuted fracture
Definition

where the bone shatters into many pieces

 

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compound fracture
Definition

where the bone breaks through the skin

 

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diaphysis
Definition

the body of a long bone

 

 

Term
flat bone
Definition
a plate-like bone (ex: scapula)
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endosteum
Definition
thin inner layer of bone covering; lines the medullary cavity
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epiphysis
Definition
the enlarged ends of long bones
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fissure fracture
Definition
a break along the long axis of a bone
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greenstick fracture
Definition
when there is a break on one side of the bone; usually due to a bending force
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irregular bone
Definition
a complex and irregularly shaped bone (ex: vertebrae)
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long bone
Definition
a bone that is longer than it is wide (ex: humerus)
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medullary cavity
Definition
the space within the bone that is filled with marrow
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metaphysis
Definition
the joining point of the epiphysis and diaphysis
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ossification
Definition
the hardening of tissue and cartilage into bone
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periosteum
Definition
the thin outer layer of bone covering
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sesamoid
Definition
the small, seed-shaped bone embedded in a tendon
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short bone
Definition
a cube-shaped bone
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simple fracture
Definition
fracture where the bone does not break through the skin
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skeleton
Definition
the framework of bones and cartilage that supports and protects the body
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synovial joint
Definition
a joint that moves freely
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transverse fracture
Definition
a complete break across the bone
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