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Anatomy Of A Long Bone Flashcards

1
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Terms often begin with F

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Depressions or cavities

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2
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Shaft

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Diaphysis

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3
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Ends of the bone

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Epiphysis

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4
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Secure periosteum to underlying bone

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Perforating (Sharpey’s) fibers

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5
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Fibrous connective tissue membrane

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Periosteum

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6
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Supply bone cells with nutrients

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Arteries

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7
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Covers the external surface of the epiphyses

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Articulate cartilage

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8
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What does the articulate cartilage do

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Decreases friction at joint surfaces

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9
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Flat plate of hyaline cartilage seen in young growing bone

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Epiphyseal plate

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10
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Part of long bone composed mostly of spongy bone

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Epiphysis

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11
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What marrow is for blood cell formation in infants

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Red marrow

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12
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Where is epiphyseal line seen

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Adult bone

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13
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Outside covering of the diaphysis

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Periosteum

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14
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Bone markings that are Indentations

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Depressions or cavities

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15
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Cavity inside of the shaft

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Marrow (medullary) cavity

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17
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What is the articulate cartilage made of

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Hyaline cartilage

17
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Remnant of epiphyseal plate

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Epiphyseal line

19
Q

Part of long bone composed mostly of compact bone

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Diaphysis

20
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Where is red marrow in adults located

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Cavities of spongy bone and epiphyses of some long bones

21
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Bone marking hat grow out from the bone surface

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Projections or processes

22
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Adults contain what kind of marrow

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Yellow marrow which is mostly fat

22
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Terms often being with T

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Projections or processes

24
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Hollow

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Cavity

24
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What are bones marking for?

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Sites of attachments for muscles tendons and ligaments

Passages for nerves and blood vessels

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