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| produce fibrous protein keratin (protects and waterproofs skin) in epidermis |
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| produce pigment melanin in epidermis |
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| Epidermal dendritic (Langerhans) cells |
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| macrophages that help activate immune system |
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| touch receptors in epidermis |
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| touch receptors in papillary layer of dermis |
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| spongy bone in flat bones |
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| outer membrane fibrous layer of bone |
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| delicate membrane on internal surfaces of bone |
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| mature bone cells, maintain the matrix |
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| the structural unit of compact bone |
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| each column-like matrix tube in an osteon |
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| Central (Haversian) canal |
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| canal in the center of each osteon that contains blood vessels and nerves |
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| organic bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts |
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| mineral salt, inorganic component of bone |
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| Osteogenesis (ossification) |
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| growth plates, located between the diaphysis and epiphysis |
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| a bone grows or remodels in response to forces or demands placed upon it |
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| disease where bones are not properly mineralized |
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| disease where bone resorption outpaces bone deposit |
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| excessive and haphazard bone formation and breakdown, usually in spine, pelvis, femur, or skull |
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| site where two or more bones meet |
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| joint held together with very short, interconnecting fibers, and bone edges interlock |
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| joint held together by a ligament |
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| bones united by hyaline cartilage |
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| bones united by fibrocartilage |
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| a congenital condition involving defective cartilage and bone growth so the limbs are too short but the membrane bones are of normal size; a type of dwarfism |
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| abnormal projection from a bone due to bony overgrowth; common in aging bones |
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| brittle bone disease; a disorder in which the bone matrix has inadequate amounts of collagen, putting it at risk for shattering |
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| inflammation of bone and bone marrow caused by pus-forming bacteria |
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| a form of bone cancer typically arising in a long bone of the limb |
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| fracture in a diseased bone involving slight or no physical trauma (eg. hip bone weakened by osteoporosis breaks and causes a person to fall, rather than breaking because of the fall) |
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| "pulling"; placing sustained tension on a body region to keep the parts of a fractured bone in proper alignment |
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| spongy bone - a honeycomb of small needle-like or flat pieces |
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| long, rounded projection (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| small rounded projection or process (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| raised area on or above a condoyle (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| sharp, slender, often pointed projection (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| any bony prominence (projections that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment) |
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| bony expansion carried on a narrow neck (projections that help to form joints) |
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| smooth, nearly flat articular surface (projections that help to form joints) |
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| rounded articular projection (projections that help to form joints) |
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| armlike bar of bone (projections that help to form joints) |
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| furrow (depressions and openings for passage of blood vesels or nerves) |
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| narrow, slit-like opening (depressions and openings for passage of blood vesels or nerves) |
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| round or oval opening through a bone (depressions and openings for passage of blood vesels or nerves) |
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| indentation at the end of a structure (depressions and openings for passage of blood vesels or nerves) |
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| cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with a mucous membrane |
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| shallow, basin-like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
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| Perforating (Sharpey's) Fibers |
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| collagen fibers that secure the periosteum to the bone |
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| Perforating (Volkmann's) canals |
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| at right angles to the central canal, connects blood vessels and nerves of the periosteum and central canal |
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| small cavities that contain osteocytes |
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| hairlike canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal |
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| flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane containing synovial fluid |
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| an elongated bursa that wraps completely around a tendon |
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| skin appears blue or purple due to poor oxygenation |
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| skin appears yellow due to liver dysfunction; yellow bile pigment accumulates in blood and is deposited in tissue |
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| disorder of adrenal gland, causes bronzing of the skin |
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