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Undergraduate 1
09/19/2012

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Term
Flat Bones
Definition
have thin, roughly parallel surfaces.
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Sutural Bones
Definition
are small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull.
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Long Bones
Definition
are relatively long and slender.
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Irregular Bones
Definition
have complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces.
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Short Bones
Definition
are small and boxy
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Epiphysis
Definition
is an expanded area found at each end of the bone.
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Osteoblasts
Definition
produce new bone matrix.
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Interstitial lamellae
Definition
fill in the spaces between the osteons in compact bone.
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Circumferential lamellae
Definition
are found at the outer and inner surfaces of the bone.
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Appositional bone growth
Definition
increases bone diameter of existing bone.
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Ossification center
Definition
The location where ossification begins
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Spicules
Definition
The developing bone grows outward from the ossification center in small struts.
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Gigantism
Definition
results from an overproduction of growth hormone before puberty.
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Fracture
Definition
crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress.
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Internal callus
Definition
forms as a network of spongy bones unites the inner edges.
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