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Skeletal System

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Bones that are roughly cube-shaped, like wrist and ankle bones
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Another name for spongy bone
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Membrane that covers bone and attaches to tendons and ligaments
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Connection points between skull bones
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Hollow chamber within the diaphysis
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Cells that break down and reabsorb bone tissue
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Last 2 pairs of false ribs; do not attach to sternum at all
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Region of cartilage at the ends of bones where growth occurs; "growth plate"
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Cervical vertebra (C1) attached to the skull; moves head forward and backward
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Soft spots in an infant's skull
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Bones that are embedded in tendons
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The last fused vertebrae that make up the tailbone
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Another word for immovable
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Another word for slightly movable
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Tiny passages of cytoplasm that connect osteocytes together
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Structures that connect bone to bone
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The fundamental unit of bone tissue
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Cells that produce matrix and form bone tissue
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The ends of a long bone
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Tissue that attaches the ribs to the sternum
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Structures that connect bone to muscle
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Concentric circles of matrix around each haversian canal
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opening in the skull where the spinal cord connects to the brain stem
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Passages of blood vessels and nerves at the center of each osteon
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Includes the skull, vertebrae, and rib cage Appendicular skeleton includes all the bones of the appendages
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Type of joint enclosed in a capsule, such as joints between long bones
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Chambers that enclose each osteocyte
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Cervical vertebra (C2) that pivots/rotates head