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Have thin and roughly parallel surfaces. They provide protection for unerlying soft tissues and offer an extensive surface area for the attachment of skeletal muscles.
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| Also known as Wormian bones, they are small flat and irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull. |
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| Are relatively long and slender. Located in the arm and forearm,thigh and leg,palms,soles,fingers and toes. |
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| Irregular bones have complex shapes with short,flat,notched, or ridged surfaces. Bones in the pelvis and spinal vertebrae are irregular bones. |
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| Short Bones are usually boxy and small. Bones in wrists and ankles are examples of short bones. |
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| Mature bones cells that maintain the protein and mineral content of the surrounding matrix. |
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| Cells that remove and recycle bone matrix. |
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| Functions of Skeletal System |
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| Support,Storage of Minerals,Blood Cell Production,Protection and Leverage. |
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| Location where ossification begins |
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| An imcomplete cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity. |
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| Fill in the spaces between the osteons in the compact bone. |
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| Located where bones are not heavily stressed or where stresses arrive from many directions. |
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| A tunnel that penetrates the diaphysis and provides access for the nurtient artery and/or vein |
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| Covers portions of the epiphysis that articulate with other bones.The cartilage is avascular and it relies primarily on diffusion from the synovial fluid to obtain oxygen and nutrients and eliminate wastes. |
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| Also known as the shaft of the elongated body of the long bone. |
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| Shallow depression or recess in the surface of the bone. |
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| Expanded area found at each end of the bone. |
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| A small, flat articular surface. |
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| Is a smooth, rounded articular process. |
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| Is adipose tissue important in the storage of energy reserves. |
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| Separates the epiphysis from the diaphysis. |
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