Visual Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 6 Bone Review – Flashcards
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The two main skeletal systems
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Axial & Appenicular
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Functions of the skeletal system are...
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Support, store minerals, Produce blood cells, Protection, Leverage
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Thin, roughly parallel surfaces, form the roof of the skull
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Flat Bones
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small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull
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Sutural Bones
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elongated & slender, located in the arms and legs
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Long bone
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complex shapes, short flat notches or ridged surface
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Irregular bone
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small, flat, shaped like a sesame seed
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Sesamoid Bone
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Small & boxy bones
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short bones
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large passageway through bone
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Canal or meatus
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any projection or bump
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A Process
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Chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air
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Sinus
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small, rounded passageway through blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone
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Foramen
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elongated cleft or gap
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Fissure
