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Chapter 3 Definitions Flashcards

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Ossification

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Process of bone formation

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Osteoblasts

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Immature bone cell

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Osteoclast

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Bone cell that absorbs and removes bone tissue

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Osteocyte

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Bone cell

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Articular cartilage

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Thin layer of cartilage covering the surface of bones at a joint

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Cancellous bone

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Spongy bone found at the ends of long bones

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Compact bone

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Hard, dense, bone tissue that forms the outer layer of the bone also known as cortical bone

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Diaphysis

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The shaft of a long bone

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Endosteum

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The inner lining of the bone

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Epiphyseal plate

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Growth plate

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Epiphysis

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Each end of a long bone

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Medullary cavity

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Central, hollowed-out portion in the shaft of a long bone

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Metaphysis

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The flared portion of a long bone

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Periosteum

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Membrane surrounding bone

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Red bone marrow

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Found in cancellous bone and the site of hematopoiesis

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Yellow bone marrow

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Consist of fatty tissue

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Long bone

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The bones are longer than wide

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Short bone

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Cubed shaped bones

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Flat bones

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Two sheet of compact bone that allow for protection

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Sesamoid bone

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Bones that are embedded in tendons

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Irregular bones

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Share traitors of several categories

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Acetabulum

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Cup-like depression in the pelvis that creates the hip joint

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Bone head

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Rounded articulate process

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Condyle

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Knuckle like projection at the distal end of some long bones

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Foramen ✔️

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A whole in a bone that allows for the passage of nerves and vessels

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Olecranon ✔️

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Bony process at the proximal end of the ulna

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Trochanter✔️

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Large, blunt, roughened process on the FEMUR for attachment of muscles and tendons

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Tubercle

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Rounded process on many bones for the attachment of muscle and tendons

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Tuberosity

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Small roughened process on many ones for the attachment of muscle and tendons

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OS penis

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Bone found in the penis of some carnivores

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Achondroplasia✔️

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Hereditary condition in which the bones and cartilage of limbs fail to grow to normal size

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Amputation

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Removal of a limb

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Calcification

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Deposit of calcium salts in tissue

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Crepitation

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Crackling sounds produced but the grating of broken bones

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Decalcification

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Loss of calcium salts in bone and teeth

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Dislocation

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Displacement of a bone from its joint

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Dislocation

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Displacement of a bone from its joint

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Fracture

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Sudden breaking of bone

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Kyphosis

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Hunchback

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Laminectomy✔️

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Removal of part of the vertebral arch to relieve pressure from a ruptured IVD

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Lordosis

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Swayback

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Orthopedic

A

Branch of surgery dealing with the skeletal system

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Osteoporosis

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Decreased bone density due to loss of bone tissue

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Reduction

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Correction of a fracture

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Articulation

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Where two or more bones come together

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Bursa

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Sac of fluid near a joint that acts as a lubrication to ease friction between tissues

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Ligament✔️

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Connective tissue that binds bone to bone

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Synovial cavity

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Space between bones

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Synovial fluid

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Sticky fluid within the synovial cavity ( lubricant between bones)

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Synovial joint

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A freely movable joint

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Synovial membrane

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Membrane lining the synovial cavity

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Tendon

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Connective tissue that binds muscle to bone

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Gait

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Manner of walking

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Lame

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Incapable of normal locomotion

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Luxation✔️

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Dislocation

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Subluxation

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Partial displacement of a bone from its joint

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Extension

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Increase the angle between two bones and a joint

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement towards the midline of the body

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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle between two bones at a joint

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Atrophy ✔️

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No development due to a decrease from the normal cell size

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Hyperplasia

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Increased development due to increase in cell numbers

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Hypertrophy

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Excessive development due to increase in cell numbers

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Hypoplasia

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Incomplete development due to decrease in cell numbers

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Laxity

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Looseness

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Myasthenia

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Muscle weakness

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Myasthenia graves

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Syndrome of muscular weakness that is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath

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Tetany

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Continuous muscle spasms

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Tonus

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Muscle tone

72
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Osseous tissue

A

Bone tissue

Med Term (11 decks)

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