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Potpourri
100
what is the maintenance bone cell?
osteocyte
100
what bone is longer than it is wide?
long bone
100
scientific name for joints is...
articulations
100
what is and example of pronation using the arm?
ex: rotation of the forearm so the palm is up
100
What are functions of bones?
Support, storage, production, protection, leverage
200
what cell creates new bone?
osteoblast
200
what bones is as long as they are wide and somewhat square?
short bone
200
what is a joint?
a place where two bones come together
200
what is abduction?
movement away from the median
200
what is the axiel skeleton?
skull, vertebral column, & thoracic cage
300
what cell breaks down old bone?
Osteoclast
300
what are sesamoid bones?
small bones that grow between tendons & ligaments
300
what are the three types of joints?
fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial
300
what is opposition?
when the thumb and little finger are brought together
300
what is a hold in a bone called?
foramen
400
What is an osteon?
the basic building block of compact bone. Lamellae surrounding a center canal
400
what are two examples of irregular bones?
What is vertebrae, pelvic bone, hyoid, sacrum, sphenoid
400
what kind of joint is freely movable?
synovial
400
what is elevation?
a structure moving in a superior direction
400
how mant regions are in the vertebral column?
five
500
what are the small channels which link together osteocytes?
canaliculi
500
what bones are found inbetween bones of the skull?
wormian or sutural bones
500
what are two types of synovial joints?
gliding, saddle, hinge, pivot, ball-and-socket, ellipsoid
500
what is it called when a structure is turned around its long axis
rotation
500
where's the site of growth in long bones?
epiphyseal plate