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| Bones that are generally small,flat,and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. They develop inside tendons and are most commonly located near joints at the knees, the hands, and the feet |
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| Carpal bones in the wrist |
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| How many bones are in the human body |
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| This connects the epiphysis to the shaft of the long bone |
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| Contains adipose tissue in the long bone, important in the storage of energy reserves |
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| This is a pocket sandwiched between layers of matrix in osteocytes |
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| Osteoblasts produce new bone matrix in a this process |
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| A cell that dissolves the fibers and matrix of bone |
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| Type of lamellae that fills the spaces between the osteons in compact bone |
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| The diameter of a bone enlarges through this |
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| The layer that surrounds a bone, consisting of an outer fibrous region and inner cellular region |
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| An incomplete cellular lining on the inner (medullary) surfaces of bones |
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| Endochondral ossification |
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| The replacement of a carilaginous model by bone; the characteristic mode of formation for skeletal elements other than the bones of the cranium, the clavicles, and sesamoid bones |
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| The cartilaginous region between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone |
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| Intramembranous ossification |
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| The formation of bone within a connective tissue without the prior development of a cartilaginous model |
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| Four small glands embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland; secrete parathyroid hormone |
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| Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) |
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| A hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands when plasma calcium levels fall below the normal ranges; causes increased osteoclast activity, increased intestinal calcium uptake, and decreased calcium ion loss at the kidneys |
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| The hormone secreted by C cells of the thyroid when calcium ion concentrations are abnormally high; restores homeostasis by increasing the rate of bone deposition and the rate of calcium loss by the kidneys |
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| break of a bone shaft across its long axis example:ulna |
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| A bone cell responsible for the maintenance and turnover of the mineral content of the surrounding bone |
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| a tunnel that penetrates the diaphysis and provides access for the nutrient artery and vein |
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| are small,flat,irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull. Borders are like jigsaw puzzle |
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| have complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces. Example: spinal vertebrae |
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| the elongated body of a long bone |
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| an extension of a bone that makes an angle with the rest of the structure |
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| a large, rough projection |
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