Vocab 10 Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Integumentary system
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An organ system made up of skin, hair, nails, and glands.
2
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Long bone
A
A bone that is longer than it is wide but is not flat.
3
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Short bone
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A bone that is about as wide as it is long.
4
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Flat bone
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A bone that is longer than it is wide but is also flat.
5
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Sesamoid bone
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A round bone that develops a tendon.
6
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Irregular bone
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A bone that fits none of the definitions above.
7
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Hemopoiesis
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The process by which white blood cells are made.
8
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Hematoma
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A mass of blood that is confined to a specific space in the body.
9
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Ossification
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The process of forming bone tissue.
