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pectoral girdle
clavicle + scapula
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nucleus pulposus
gelatinous mass in the center of the intervertebral disks
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how many cervical vertebrae?
seven
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how many thoracic vertebrae?
twelve
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how many lumbar vertebrae?
five
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diaphysis
long, main part of a long bone
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distal and proximal epiphysis
ends of long bones
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epiphyses are made of what kind of bone
spongy surrounded by a layer of compact
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articular cartilage
elastic connective tissue, covers bone to make joints move smoothly
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anatomical arm is
upper arm (humerus)
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pelvic girdle
- ilium
- sacrum
- coccyx
- pubis
- ischium
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largest, longest, strongest bone
femur
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synovial joints
joints that allow movement
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spurs
new bone formation at the edges of joints
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Heberden nodes
small hard nodules at distal interphalangeal joints of fingers (RA)
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gout is the accumulation of
uric acid crystals in the blood
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secondary bone cancer
metastasized from other cancers
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sarcoma
malignancies that originate from bone, fat, muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, lymphatic system
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fibrosarcoma
cartilage (pelvis, upper legs, shoulders)
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osteosarcoma
bone tissue (knees, upper arms, upper legs)
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Ewing sarcoma
from primitive nerve cells in bone marrow (usually shaft of long bones)
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arthroclasia
surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement
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