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DHO 7:4 Skeletal System

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  • Name 3 functions of the skeletal system
    framework/support, protection, anchorage/levers, production, storage, blood cell formation
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  • The long shaft of a long bone, #8
    diaphysis
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  • the two extremities or ends of the long bones, #7
    epiphysis
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  • a cavity in the diaphysis, filled with yellow marrow
    medullary canal
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  • yellow marrow is a storage area for what?
    fat
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  • The membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact
    endosteum
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  • The outside of bone is covered with a tough membrane, called the ______________, which contains blood vessels, lumph vessesl, and osteoblasts.
    periosteum
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  • Sepcial cells that form new bone tissus, build new bone
    osteoblasts
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  • Which skeletal system section is this?
    axial
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  • Which skeletal system section is the blue?
    appendicular
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  • what is the medical term for soft spots?
    fontanels
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  • ________________ are areas where the cranial bones have joined together.
    sutures
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  • air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice
    sinuses
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  • openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone
    formina
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  • connective tissue bands that help hold long bones together at joints
    ligaments
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  • freely movable joint
    diarthrosis/synovial
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