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| Bones of the skull, thorax and vetebral column (80) |
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| Bones of the limbs, pectoral and pelvic girdles that attach to the axial skeleton (126) |
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| Functions of the Skeletal System |
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Definition
- support for body
- attatchment for soft tissue
- storage of calcium and phosphate
- blood cell production
- protection
- leverage (act as levers to move muscles)
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Definition
- Flat Bones
- Sutural Bones
- Long Bones
- Short Bones
- Irregular Bones
- Sesamoid Bones
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Term
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Definition
- Epiphysis
- Articular Cartilage
- Metaphysis
- Diaphysis
- Medullary Cavity
- Bone Vasculature
- Nutrient Artery/Vein
- Metaphyseal artery/vein
- Periosteum
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Definition
- Osteoblasts
- Osteocytes
- Osteoprogenitor cells
- Osteoclasts
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| What is the bone matrix comprised of? |
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Definition
Collagen fibers-approx 1/3 weight
Calcium Phosphate- approx 2/3 weight |
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Definition
| A reduction in growth hormone leads to reduced epiphyseal cartilage activity and short bones |
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Definition
| Epiphyseal cartilage grows unusually slow |
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Definition
| Excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal cartilage |
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Definition
| Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty |
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Term
| Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) |
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Definition
| Gene mutation that causes bone disposition around skeletal muscles |
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Definition
| Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close- bones get thicker |
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Definition
| Crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress |
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Term
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Definition
- Closed-simple
- Open-compound
- Transverse
- Spiral
- Displaced
- Compression
- Greenstick
- Comminuted
- Epiphyseal
- Pott
- Colles
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