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Consists of the bones of the skull, thorax, and vertebral column. These elements form the longitudinal axis of the body. |
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Includes the bones of the limbs and the pectoral and pelvic girdles that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton |
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Functions of the Skeletal System |
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Support, Storage of Minerals, Blood Cell Production, Protection, Leverage |
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thin, roughly parallel surfaces
Ex. sternum, ribs and scapulae |
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small, flat irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull |
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are relatively long and slender
Ex. hunerus, femur |
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have complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces.
Ex. spinal vertebrae |
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generally smal, flat and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. Develop inside tendons and located near joints.
Ex. patellae |
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small and boxy
Ex. carpals, tarsals |
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large passageway throught the substance of a bone |
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chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air |
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rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone |
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an elongated cleft or gap |
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an expanded area found at each end of the bone |
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narrow zone between that connects the epiphysis to the shaft of the bone |
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is a space within the hollow shaft and is filled with bone marrow, a highly vascular tissue |
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covers portions of the epiphysis that articulate with other bones |
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highly vascular and involed in the production of blod cells |
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adipose tissue important in the storage of energy reserves |
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produce new bone matrix in a process called osteogenesis |
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cells that remove and recycle bone matrix |
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are mesenchymal cells present in small numbers in the inner, cellular layer of the periosteum;in an inner layer, or endosteum, that lines medullary cavities; and in the lining of passageways, containing blood vessels, that penetrate the matrix of bone. |
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