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Anatomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/25/2013

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Flat Bones
Definition
think, roughly parallel surfaces
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Sutural Bones
Definition
Irregular bones formed between cranial bones the number size and shape vary
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Long Bones
Definition
relativley long and slender
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irregular bones
Definition
complex shapes examples: bones of pelvis
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Sesamoid bones
Definition
small flat, and somewhat shaped like sesame seeds
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Canal or Meatus of Skull: Features
Definition
large passage way
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Process: Canal or meatus of Skull
Definition
projection or bump
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Sinus
Definition
Chamber within bone
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Foramen
Definition
small rounded passageway
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Fissure
Definition
Elongated cleft or gap
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Femur surface features
Definition
Largo rough projection
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bone Vasculature
Definition
growth and maintenance requires extensive blood supply
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Osteocytes
Definition
mature bone cells that cannot divide
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Occupy Lacunal
Definition
seperated by layers of matrix
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Circumferiental Lamelle
Definition
Outer layer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer
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leverage
Definition
acts as levers with skeletal muscles to move body
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femur
Definition
leg bone, known to be the strongest bone in the body
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Perforating Fibers
Definition
strongly connect tendons, ligaments and joints
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Endosteum
Definition
covers spongy bone and lines central canals
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Marfan Syndrome
Definition
causes long slender limbs
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Gigantism
Definition
Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty
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FOP
Definition
Gene mutation that causes bone deposition around skeletal muscles
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Acromagly
Definition
Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close
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Calcium
Definition
Most abundant mineral in the body
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Fracture
Definition
Crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress
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