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Bones: The body's Support
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Biology
9th Grade
05/04/2009

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Axial Skeleton
Definition
the skull and bones (vertebral column, ribs and sternum)
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appendicular skeleton
Definition
the bones of the arms and legs and structures associated with them, (shoulder, hip bones, wrists, ankles, fingers, and toes)
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joiints
Definition
found where two or more bones meet.
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ligament
Definition
a tough band of connective tissue that attaches one bone to another.
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bursae
Definition
fluid-filled sacs. Located on the outside of joints
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tendons
Definition
thick bands of connective tissue that attach muscles to bones
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compacts bone
Definition
a layer of hard bone surrounding every bone
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osteocytes
Definition
living bone cells, recieve oxygen and nutrients from small blood vessles
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spongy bone
Definition
a bone that has many holes and spaces, a less dense bone
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osteoblasts
Definition
potential bone cells that secrete a protein called collagen in which minerals in the bloodstream begin to be deposited.
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red blood marrow
Definition
found in humerus, femur, sternum, ribs, vertebrae, and pelvis. the production site for red and white blood cells. and cell fragments that involve blood clotting.
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yellow blood marrow
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found in many bones. consists of stored fat.
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