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| an articulation that permits a small degree of independent movement |
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| includes bones of the limbs and those of the pectoral and pelvic girdles. |
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| joint; exists wherever two joints exist; type permits what movement is allowed |
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| a framework that supports and protects organs systems in the brain and spinal cavities, and ventral body cavities. |
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| small packets of connective tissue that contain synovial fluid |
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| central shaft that surrounds a central shaft marrow cavity that contains bone morrow |
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| the expanded portions of a long bone; covered by articular cartilages; each end articulates with a joint |
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| a injury that interrupts the structural integrity of a bone |
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| a loose connective tissue |
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| a cell that produces fibers and matrix of bone |
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| a cell that dissolves the fibers and the matrix of bone |
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| a bone cell responsible for the maintenance and turnover of the mineral content of the surrounding bone |
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| the basic histological unit of compact bone |
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| layer that surrounds a bone, consisting of an outer fibrous and inner cellular region |
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| substance secreted by synovial membranes that lubricates joints |
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