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Skeletal System

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Marrow which contains red blood cells, platelets and most white blood cell
Also known as cortical bone, is a denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton
Are connected entirely by cartilage (fibrocartilage or hyaline). Allow more movement between bones than a fibrous joint but less than the highly mobile synovial joint.
Resemble condryloid joints, but they allow greater freedom of movement. Each articular surface has both concave and convex areas; that is, it is shaped like a saddle
Fibrous membranes at the angles of cranial bones that accomodate brain growth in the fetus and infant
Freely movable joint exhibiting a joint cavity; also called a diarthrosis
Band of regular fibrous tissue that connects bones
Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs and the girdles that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton
A fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane and containing synovial fluid; occurs between bones and muscle tendons
The oval articular surface of one bone fits into a complementary depression in another
Forms the long axis of the body
Is a layer of synovial membrane around a tendon
Is the rounded end of one bone protrudes into a "sleeve" or ring composed of bone of another
A break in a bone
Refers to a group of diseases in which bone resorption outpaces bone deposit. Affects the entire skeleton, the spongy bone of the spine is most vulnerable, and compression fractures of the vertebrae are common
Down
The analogous disease in children. Bowed legs and deformities of the pelvis, skull, and rib cage are common
Is a form of inflammatory arthritis that develops in some people who have high levels of uric acid in the blood
Large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix
The end of a long bone, attached to the shaft
Is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the joints with an insidious onset
Mature bone cell
Contains more stretchy elastic fibers
The spherical or hemispherical head of one bone articulates with the cuplike socket of another. These joints are multiaxial and the most freely moving synovial joints.
A cylindrical projection of one bone fits into a through-shaped surface on another. Motion is along single plane and resembles that of a mechanical hinge
External surface of the entire bone except the joint surfaces of the epiphyses is covered and protected by glistening white, double-layered membrane called:
In contrast to compact bone, consisting of trabeculae, looks like a poorly organized tissue