Term | Definition |
osseous | bony; composed of bone; pertaining to bone |
osteoblast | a cell associated with the production of bone |
oesteoclast | a large cell associated with the absorption and removal of bone |
osteocyte | a mature osteoblast |
collagen | a fibrous insoluble protein found in the white fibers of connective tissue including bone, ligaments, adn tendons |
periosteum | the specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
endosteum | the connective tissue memebreane lining the medullary cavity of bone |
medullary | pertaining to bone marrow or th einner protion of an organ |
diaphysis | the portion of a long bone between its ends; shaft |
epiphysis | the end of a long bone that is usually wider than the shaft |
ossification | the formation of bone |
calcification | deposit of calcium salts within bony tissues |
axis | a straight line (imaginer) passing through th ecenter about which a body or part may rotate |
axial | pertaining to or forming an axis |
appendicular | pertaining to an appendage such as a limb or extremity |
skeleton | the bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
skeletal | pertaining to the skeleton |
cranium | the skull |
frontal | pertaining to the forehead or forehead bone |
parietal | pertaining to the two bones that form most of the roof and upper sides pf the cranium |
temporal | pertaining to the temple or central sides of the cranium |
occipital | pertaining to the back and most of the lower base of the skull |
sphenoid | wedge-shaped; pertaining to the bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes |
ethmoid | sieve-like, pertaining to the delicate bone that forms much of the internal nasal structure and part of each orbit |
suture | one of the jagged seams that unite the adjoining bones of the skull |
fontanel | a space located at the junction of the sutures in the skull of the infant |
sinus | one of the eight air-filled cavities in the skull that communicate with the nasal cavity |
orbital | pertaining to the orbit or eye socket |
zygoma | the cheeckbone |
maxilla | one of the pair of bones forming the upper jaw |
maxillary | pertaining to the upper jaw bone |
mandible | the lower jaw bone; horseshoe-shaped |
mandibular | pertaining to the lower jaw bone |
nasal | pertaining to the nose or one of te two bones that form the bridge of the nose |