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Human Anatomy Exam 2- University of
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skeletal system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bones
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Structures of the Skeletal System: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- bone
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- cartilage
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- ligaments
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- other supportive connective tissues
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functions of the skeletal system - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- frame work for the body
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- support body weight
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- attachment point for muscles that allows movement
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- storage reservoir (Ca2+, Phosphorus)
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Cartilage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A connective tissue
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that is more flexible and resilient than bone
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Chondroblasts - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cartilage forming
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cells

,Chondrocytes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mature cartilage |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



tissue that occupies small spaces called lacunae and does
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not have vasculature
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hyaline cartilage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- shiny or
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glassy appearance |\




- in the middle as far as flexibility
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- example: the tip of the nose
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Fibrocartilage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- rigid and strong |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




- example: the vertebral discs
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elastic cartilage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- most flexible
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of the three types
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- example: the outer structure of the ear
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functions of cartilage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- support |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



the soft tissues
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- gliding surface of joints
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- precursor model for bone growth
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interstital growth - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔growth from |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



within (a long bones growth in length)
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,appositional growth - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔growth from |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



the outside (a bone's growth in diameter)
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Functions of bones - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- structural
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support
- protection for the delicate organs
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- attachment point for muscle
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- hemopoiesis
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- mineral and energy reserves
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long bone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- longer than they are
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wide
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- example: femur
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short bone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- roughly about as
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wide as they are tall|\ |\ |\ |\




- include a special type called sesamoid bone
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sesamoid bone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- bone formed in
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a tendon over a joint
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- example: the patella (kneecap)
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, flat bone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- very broad and thin
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bones
- example: the sternum
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irregular bone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- bones that do
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not fit into the other categories
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- unique in shape
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- example: vertebrae
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what are the regions of long bone - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- Diaphysis
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- Epiphysis
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- Metaphysis
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Diaphysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- the shaft of a long
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bone that includes the meduallary cavity
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meduallary cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The space |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



within the diaphysis of a bone that contains yellow bone
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marrow


what cavity does the endostium line - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔the meduallary cavity |\ |\ |\

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