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Chapter 6
Osseous Tissue and Bone
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2012

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A Canal or Meatus
Definition
A large passageway through the substance of a bone.
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An articulaar cartilage
Definition
Covers portions of the epiphysis that articulate with other bones.
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Periosteum
Definition
The layer that surrounds a bone, consisting of an outer fibrous region and inner cellular region.
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Epiphysis
Definition
An expanded area found at each end of the bone.
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Metaphysis
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A narrow zone that connects the epiphysis to the shaft of the bone.
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Diaphysis
Definition
Theshaft of a long bone. (long and tubular)
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Calcium
Definition
The most abundant mineral in the human body.
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Transverse Fractures
Definition
Break a bone shaft across its long axis.
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Spiral Fractures
Definition
Are producedby twisting stresses that spread alone the length of the bone.
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Colles Fractures
Definition
A break in the distal portion of the radius,is typically the result of reaching out to cushion a fall.
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Endosteum
Definition
Is at incomplete cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity.
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Appositional Growth
Definition
The enlargement of a cartilage or bone by the addiction of cartilage or bony matrix at its surface.
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Ossification
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The formation of bone.
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Osteocyte
Definition
Mature bone cell.
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Osteoclasts
Definition
Cell that remove and recycle bone matrix.
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Gigantism
Definition
Results from an overproduction of growth hormone before puberty.
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