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The Skeletal System Abbv.s and Definitions

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AKA   show
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BKA   show
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show Degenerative joint disease  
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show fracture  
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LS   show
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ORIF   show
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show passive range of motion  
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show rheumatoid arthritis  
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RF   show
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show range of motion  
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THR   show
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TKA   show
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show total knee replacement  
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TMJ   show
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show traction  
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show Set of bones that forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder gridle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones.  
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Axial Skeleton   show
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show Bones of the wrist  
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Clavicle   show
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show Part of the skull; the eight bones of the head that enclose the brain  
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show The shaft, or middle section, of a long bone.  
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Endosteum   show
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Epiphysis   show
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Femur   show
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show Outer and smaller bone of the lower leg.  
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Fontanels   show
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show Openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone.  
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show Upper arm bone.  
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show Areas where two bones or more bones join together with ligaments. There are three types.  
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Diathrosis   show
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show A type of slightly movable joint (ex. attachment of the ribs to the toracic vertebrae)  
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show A type of immovable joint (ex. the cranium)  
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show Connective tissue bands that help hold long bones together at the joints.  
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Medullary Canal   show
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Metacarpals   show
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Metatarsals   show
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Os Coxae   show
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Patella   show
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Periosteum   show
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Osteoblasts   show
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show Bones of the fingers and toes.  
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Radius   show
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Red Marrow   show
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show Also called costae; twelve pairs of narrow, curved bones that surround the thoracic cavity.  
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Scapula   show
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Sinuses   show
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show A system in the body that contains all the bones in the body.  
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show The breastbone.  
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show Areas where the cranial bones have joined together.  
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show Ankle bone  
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show Inner and larger bone of the lower leg, beneath the knee and above the ankle.  
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Ulna   show
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show The bones that make up the spinal column. They protect the spinal cord and provide support for the head and trunk.  
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show Mainly fat cells.  
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