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| How many bones are in the adult skeletal system? |
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| Thin roughly parallel surfaces; cranial bones, sternum |
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| Irregular bones formed between cranial bones |
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| Relatively long and slender |
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| A narrow zone that connects the epiphysis to the shaft of the bone |
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| Closed or simple fractures |
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| Fractures are completely internal |
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| Open or compound fractures |
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| Fractures project through the skin |
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| Occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the leg |
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| Overproduction of growth hormones before puberty |
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| Results from abnormal epiphyseal activity; the individual will develop short, stocky limbs. |
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| Very tall and have slender limbs due to excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal cartilages. |
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| An expanded area found at each end of the bone |
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| A space within the hollow shaft which is filled with bone marrow |
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| Mature bone cells that cannot divide; Most numerous bone cell type. |
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| Produce new bony matrix - osteogenesis or ossification |
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| Remove and remodel bone matrix; giant cells with 50+ nuclei |
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| Outer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer |
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| Fill spaces between osteons |
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| Located where bones are not heavily stressed or inmany directions; reduces weight of skeleton |
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| The basic unit of compact bone, consisting of osteocytes |
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| Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) |
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| Gene mutation that causes bone deposition around skeletal muscles |
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| Growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close; bones get thicker especially in face, jaw and hands |
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