Skeletal

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

The part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

Bones and limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton.

Question 3

Compact bone

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one of the two types of osseous tissue that form bones

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Spongy bone

Answer 4

spicules form a latticework, with interstices filled with embryonic connective tissue or bone marrow

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Long bones

Answer 5

hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility

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Short bones

Answer 6

They provide support and stability with little to no movement

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Flat bones

Answer 7

Provide either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment

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Irregular bones

Answer 8

from their peculiar form, cannot be grouped as long bone, short bone, flat bone or sesamoid bone

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Diaphysis

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Makes up most of the bones length and is composed of compact bone

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Periosteum

Answer 10

A fibrous connective tissue membrane

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Epiphyseal line

Answer 11

A thin line of bony issue in adults spanning the epiphysis that looks a bit different from the rest of the bone in that area

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Comminuted fracture

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a break or splinter of the bone into more than two fragments

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Compression fracture

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Occurs when one or more bones in the spine weaken and crumple

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Depressed fracture

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a break in continuity of bone; it may be caused by trauma, twisting due to muscle spasm or indirect loss of leverage

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Impacted fracture

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ends are driven into each other

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Spiral fracture

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occurring when torque is applied along the axis of a bone

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Greenstick fracture

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fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent

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Hematoma

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solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues

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Cranium

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the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain

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Occipital bone

Answer 20

a saucer-shaped membrane bone situated at the back and lower part of the skull

Question 21

Vertebral column

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a bony skeletal structure found in vertebrates

Question 22

Vertebrae

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give strength and flexibility to the spinal column

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Intervertebral disc

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a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine

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Cervical vertebrae

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vertebrae immediately below the skull

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Thoracic vertebrae

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a group of twelve small bones that form the vertebral spine in the upper trunk

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Lumbar vertebrae

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the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis

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Sacrum

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a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine

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Coccyx

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the final segment of the vertebral column in humans

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Sternum

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a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.

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RIbs

Answer 30

12 paired arches of bone that form the skeletal structure of the chest wall

Question 31

Clavicle

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technical term for collarbone

Question 32

Scapulae

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technical term for shoulder blade

Question 33

Humerus

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the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

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Radius

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one of the two large bones of the forearm

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Ulna

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the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm

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Carpal bones

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eight bones arranged in two rows that articulate proximally with the radius and indirectly with the ulna

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Metacarpals

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orm the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm

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Pelvic girdle

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the enclosing structure formed by the pelvis, providing attachment for the hind limbs or pelvic fins

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Femur

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the most proximal bone of the leg in tetrapod

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Tibia

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the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee

Question 41

Fibula

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a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia

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Metatarsuls

Answer 42

any of the bones of the foot