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| 12087006220 | 5 main functions of the skeletal system | support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation | 0 | |
| 12087015376 | axial skeleton | Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column |  | 1 |
| 12087037695 | axial skeleton functions | Form longitudinal axis of body Support head, neck, and trunk Protect brain, spinal cord, and thoracic organs | 2 | |
| 12087019744 | appendicular skeleton | Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton |  | 3 |
| 12087054099 | appendicular skeleton functions | provides attachment points for muscles, allowing movement protects pelvic organs produces blood cell in red marrow in heads of largest long bones | 4 | |
| 12087082425 | compact bone |  | 5 | |
| 12087096683 | spongy bone |  | 6 | |
| 12087110748 | Long bone |  | 7 | |
| 12087124500 | Short bone |  | 8 | |
| 12087140102 | irregular bone |  | 9 | |
| 12087152235 | flat bone |  | 10 | |
| 12087166708 | Long bone anatomy |  | 11 | |
| 12087258268 | Function of epiphysis | ends of bone helps with movement | 12 | |
| 12087287472 | function of diaphysis | leverage and major weight support | 13 | |
| 12087315513 | function of epiphyseal plate | lengthwise bone growth, seen in young growing bone | 14 | |
| 12087408977 | epiphyseal line | remnant of epiphyseal plate, seen in adult bones | 15 | |
| 12087435473 | function of yellow marrow | stores fat | 16 | |
| 12087441538 | function of red marrow | blood cell production | 17 | |
| 12087526628 | function of medullary cavity | Medullary (marrow) cavity is the hollow area in the diaphysis of a long bone that contains yellow bone marrow. | 18 | |
| 12087550905 | periosteum | outside covering of the diaphysis, held on by perforating (sharpeys) fibers | 19 | |
| 12087605814 | articular cartilage | decreases friction at joint surfaces , made of hyaline cartilage | 20 | |
| 12087815514 | microscopic spongy bone |  | 21 | |
| 12087897293 | trabeculae | supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone | 22 | |
| 12087900842 | bone marrow | A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells | 23 | |
| 12087886340 | microscopic compact bone |  | 24 | |
| 12087923502 | osteon | bone | 25 | |
| 12087970198 | Haversian canal | one of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves | 26 | |
| 12087983996 | lamellae | Concentric rings made up of groups of hollow tubes of bone matrix | 27 | |
| 12087991188 | canaliculi | form transport system connecting all bone cells to nutrient supply | 28 | |
| 12088011121 | Volkmann's canals | carries blood vessels and nerves | 29 | |
| 12088047217 | Lacunae | small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes | 30 | |
| 12088085582 | Osteocytes | bone cells, found in cavities | 31 |
