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Chapter 6 Flashcards
Bone Study Material
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/04/2013

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Axil Skeleton
Definition
has 80 bones
Ex: Skull, thorax, and vertebral column
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Appendicular Skeleton
Definition
has 126 bones
Ex: bones and limbs
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Flat Bones
Definition
have thin, roughly parallel surfaces
Ex: parietal bone
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Irregular Bones
Definition
have complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces
Ex: spinal vertebrae
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Process
Definition
any projection or bump
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Sinus
Definition
a chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air
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Fossa
Definition
a shallow depression or recess in the surface of the bone
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Ramus
Definition
an extension of a bone that makes an angle with the rest of the structure
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Tuberosity
Definition
a small, rough projection that may occupy a broad area of the bone surface
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Fissure
Definition
an elongated cleft or gap
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Long Bone
Definition
relatively long and slender
Ex: femur (largest/heaviest bone in the body)
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Diaphysis
Definition
or shaft, is the elongated body of a long bone
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Foramen
Definition
a small, rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone
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Canal
Definition
or Meatus, large passageway through the substance of a bone
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Crest
Definition
a prominent ridge
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