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| Bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column. Form longitudinal axis of body. |
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| Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton. |
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Thin, roughly parallel surfaces.
Examples: cranial bones, sternum. |
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| Irregular bones formed between cranial bones. |
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Fairly long and slender bones.
Examples: various bones of the limbs. |
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Small and boxy.
Examples: bones of the wrist and ankles. |
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Have complex shapes.
Examples: vertebrae, bones of pelvis, facial bones. |
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| Small, flat, and somewhat shaped like sesame seed. Develop in tendons of knee, hands, and feet. |
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| Covers portions of epiphysis that form articulations. |
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| Carries blood to/from metaphysis. Connects to epiphyseal arteries/veins. |
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Mature bone cells that can't divide.
Most abundant bone cell type.
Maintains protein and mineral content. of adjacent matrix. |
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| Produce new bony matrix (osteogenesis or ossification). |
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| Stem cells that produce cells that differentiate into osteoblasts. Important for fracture repair. |
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| Removes and remodels bone matrix. Large cells with fifty or more nuclei. |
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| Fill spaces between osteons. |
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| Outer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer. |
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Contain central canals (parallel to bone surface).
Connected by perforating canals (perpendicular). |
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Created by osteoblasts in periosteum cellular layer.
Strongly connect tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules to bone through periosteum. |
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| Incomplete cellular layer lining medullary cavity. Covers spongy bone and lines central canals. |
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| Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty. |
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| Excessive cartilage formation at epiphyseal cartilage.Causes long, slender limbs. |
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