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medterm 15 bone anatomy & head

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osteoblasts   cells that make bone  
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osteoclasts   bone phagocytes, cells that clear away old, dead tissue  
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ossification   bone formation  
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bone types   long, short, flat, sesamoid  
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sesamoid bones   small, round - resemble sesames, found near joints to incr efficiency of muscles there  
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bone drs   rheumatologist (not surgeon), orthopedist (surgeon), osteopathic phys (DO)(surgical)  
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diaphysis   shaft of long bone  
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epiphysis   end of long bone  
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epiphysis line   growth plate  
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metaphysis   neck of long bone (flare)  
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periosteum   strong, fibrous, vascular membrane covering bone  
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articular cartilage   covers joints that meet other bones (cartilage)  
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compact bone   cortical (hard, dense bone under periosteum, contains canals  
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haversian canals   in compact bone, brings blood, ox and nutriesnt to bone, removes waste (CO2)  
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medullary cavity   contains yellow marrow  
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cancellous bone   spongy or trabecualr bone, more porous & dense than compact  
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trabeculae   spongy latticework, inepiphyses & metaphyses of long bone  
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red bone marrow   immature & mature blood cells (osteoblasts) found in spaces of cancellous bones  
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bone processes   enlarged areas extending out of bone for muscle & tendons to attach to  
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bone head   process- rounded end separated from bone body by neck, covered w cartilage  
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femoral head   bone head of femur  
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greater trochanter   lg process on femur - attach area for muscles & tendons  
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lesser trochanter   smaller process than greater trochanter  
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tubercle   rounded process  
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tuberosity   small rounded elevation of bone  
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condyle   rounded, knuckle like process at joint, usually covered w articular cartilage  
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fossa   shallow cavity in or on bone (depression on bone)  
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foramen   opening for blood vessels & nerves (eg: open in skull for spinal column)  
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foramen magnum   opening in skull - occipital bone -for spinal cord to pass through to brain  
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fissure   narrow, deep slit like opening (eg: superior orbital in eyesocket)  
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sinus   hollow cavity in bone (in facial bones)  
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sutures   joints - where the cranial bones join tog  
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fontanelles   soft spot on baby head (little fountain)  
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frontal bone   skull - front  
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parietal bone   roof of skull  
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temporal   around ears  
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occipital   back & base of skull  
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sphenoid bone   batshaped - lays infront of temporal & behind eyes  
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ethmoid bone   thin, delicate supports nasal cavity & part of eye orbits  
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temporomandibular joint   TMJ - connection temporal - mandibular joint  
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mastoid process   round process of temporal  
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styloid process   projects downward fr temporal bone  
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sella turcica   depression in sphenoid bone  
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nasal bones   2 slender bones support bridge of nose  
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lacrimial   2 sm thin bones at corner of eye (tear gland area)  
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maxillary   2 upper jawbone (maxillae)  
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cleft palate   maxillary bones do not suture < birth  
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mandibular bone   lower jawbone (mandible)  
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alveoli   sockets in maxillary and mandibular for teeth to form  
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zygomatic bones   2 high cheeks  
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vomer   thin single flat bone forms lower nasal septum  
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sinuses   air cavities w/in cranial & facial bones  
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