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Anatomy Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2012

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The axial skeleton has _____ bones?
Definition
80
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The appendicular skeleton has _____ bones?
Definition
126
Term
Five functions of the Sleletal system
Definition
support, storage of minerals, blood cell production, protection and leverage
Term
Six categories of bones (shape)
Definition
Flat, Sutural, Long, Irregular, Short and Sesamoid.
Term
Type of bone that is located where bones are not heavily stressed or in many directions
Definition
Spongy Bone
Term
two layers of the Periosteum
Definition
Fibrous outer layer and Cellular inner layer
Term
Created by osteoblasts in periosteum cellular layer
Definition
Perforating fibers
Term
Reduction in growth hormone leads to reduced epiphyseal cartilage activity and short bones
Definition
Pituitary growth failure
Term
Epiphyseal cartilage grows unusually slowly, Limbs are short
Definition
Achondroplasia
Term
Excessive cartilage formation at epiphyseal cartilage
Causes long, slender limbs
Other connective tissue abnormalities cause cardiovascular issues
Definition
Marfan syndrome
Term
Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty
Definition
Gigantism
Term
Gene mutation that causes bone deposition around skeletal muscles
Definition
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
Term
Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close
Definition
Acromegaly
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Factors that increase blood calcium levels
Definition
Parathyroid hormone and Calcitonin from thyroid gland C cells
Term
Crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress
Definition
Fracture
Term
produced by twisting stresses (fracture)
Definition
Spiral
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