Flashcards: Apologia -- The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! Module 4: Skeletal System Histology and Movement
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on November 17, 2010
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Vocabulary from Module 4 of Apologia Educational Ministries' The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! by Dr. Jay Wile and Marilyn M. Shannon, M.A.
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Cindy-2012, Apologia Advanced Biology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Osteoblast | A bone forming cell |
| Osteocyte | A mature bone cell surrounded by bone matrix |
| Osteoclast | A large, multinucleated cell that breaks down bone |
| Hematoma | A localized mass of blood that is confined to an organ or some definable space |
| Callus | A mass of tissue that connects the ends of a broken bone |
| Anatomical Position | The position acquired when one stands erect with the feet facing forward, the upper limbs hanging at the sides, and the palms facing forward with the thumbs to the outside |