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another name for the epiphyseal plate
What is the growth plate?
bends in one direction
give an example
What is a hinge joint?
elbow/knee
bone fracture breaks through skin
What is an open fracture?
extremely hard layer of bones right under the surface
What is compact bone?
softer and more flexible than bone and between bones in joints (more is found in children)
What is cartilage?
term for the hardening of cartilage into bone
What is ossification?
does not allow movement
give an example
What is a fused joint?
skull
bone fracture that looks like a corkscrew
What is a spiral fracture?
porous part of the bone that fills part or all of the bone
What is spongy bone?
bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons are made of this type of tissue
What is connective tissue?
band that connects muscles to bones
What is the tendon?
allows for free rotating movement within a limited area
give an example
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
shoulder/hip
bone fracture is broken at an angle
What is an oblique fracture?
What is bone marrow?
What is calcium?
another name for the top vertebrae, C1 (holds your head up)
What is Atlas?
allows for sliding and twisting
give an example
What is a gliding joint?
ankle/wrist
when bone bends so much that it cracks one side
What is a greenstick fracture?
the living bone cells
What are osteocytes?
fluid that lubricates the joints and acts as a shock absorber between bones
What is synovial fluid?
when the spine is curved in an abnormal sideways curve
What is scoliosis?
allows for circular movement
give an example
What is a pivot joint?
neck
bone is broken in 3 or more pieces
What is a comminated fracture?
hard nonliving material surrounding the living bone cells
What is lamella?
your bones are at their peak bone density when you are how old
What is 25?