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| (Wormian bones) small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull. |
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| are small and boxy, with approximately equal demensions |
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| have a thin, flattened shape. |
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| are elongated and consist of a shaft (diaphysis) with two ends (epiphyses) that are wider than the shaft. |
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| are small, flat, and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. Except for the patellae (kneecap). |
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| Depressions, grooves, and tunnels in the bone are sites where blood vessels or nerves lie alongside or penetrate the bone. |
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| Extension of a bone that forms an angle with the rest of the structure. |
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| Chamber within a bone, normally filled with air. |
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| Rounded passageway for a blood vessels and/or nerves. |
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| Deep furrow, cleft, or slit. |
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| Passage or channel, especially the opening of a canal. |
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| Small, rounded projection |
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| Expanded articular end of an epiphysis, often separated from the shaft by a narrower neck |
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| Narrow connection between the epiphysis and diaphysis |
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| Small, flat articular surface |
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| Smooth, rounded articular process |
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| Smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley |
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| an extended area located at each end of the diaphysis. |
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| The diaphysis is connected to each epiphysis at a narrow zone known as the Metaphysis. |
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| or dense bone, relatively solid and forms a sturdy protective layer |
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| sturdy protective layer that surrounds a central space |
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| Also called cancellous or trabecular bone, consist of an open network of struts and plates that resembles latticework. |
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| calcium and phosphate interactions with calcium hydroxide, form crystals |
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| are mature bone cells that make up most of the cells population. |
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| a pocket sandwiched between layers of matrix |
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| are the layers in a lacuna. |
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| Narrow passageways that penetrate the lamellae, radiating through the matrix and connecting lacunae with one another and with sources of nutrients, supplied by blood vessels in the central canal. |
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| Ossification or Osteogenesis |
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| a process that produces new bone matrix |
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| (mesenchymal cells) or (osteoprogenitor cells) |
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| (volkmann's canals) passageways that extend perpendicular to the surface. |
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| meshwork of supporting bundle fibers in the matrix |
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| Adipose tissue important as an energy reserve. |
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| A membrane with a fibrous outer layer and a cellular inner layer. |
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| an incomplete cellular layer, lines the medullary cavity. |
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| the deposition of calcium salts. |
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