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Longer than they are wide   Long bones  
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Broad as they are long   Short bones  
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Various sized and shaped   Irregular bones  
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Flat, thin, often curved   Flat bones  
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Shaft-like portion of the bone   Diaphysis  
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Bulbous structure   Epiphysis  
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Covering surface of the epiphysis   Articular cartilage  
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Hollow portion   Medullary cavity  
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Dense fibrous membrane that covers the diaphysis   Periosteum  
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Red bone marrow   Blood cell-producing  
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Yellow marrow   Rich in fat  
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Medullary cavity is lined with thin epithelial membrane   Endosteum  
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What separates the epiphysis from the diaphysis at each end of a long bone   Epiphyseal plate/growth plate  
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Osteoblasts   help form bone by secreting substances that comprise the bone's matrix  
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Osteoclasts   dissolve unwanted or unhealthy bone  
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Osteocytes   Mature osteoblasts that have become entrapped in the hardened bone matrix  
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Osseous tissue   Bone  
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Collagen fibers in the matrix make bone highly resistant to stretching forces   Tensile strength  
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Calcium salts allow bones to resist strong squeezing forces   Compressional strength  
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Bone lacks the ability to endure twisting   Torsional strength  
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Consisting of latticework   Spongy/trabeculae  
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Elaborate network of canals and passageways containing nerves and blood vessels   Compact bone  
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4 factors that affect bone growth and maintenance   Heredity, Nutrition, Hormones, Exercise  
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Simple fracture   bone remains aligned and the surrounding tissue is intact  
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Compound fracture   bone has pierced the skin  
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Greenstick fracture   incomplete, similar to when a green stick breaks  
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Comminuted fracture   bone is broken into pieces  
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Spiral fracture   result of twisting force  
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