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Chapter six vocabulary words

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amphiarthroses   slightly movable joints such as the two public bones.  
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appendicular skeleton   the bones of the upper and lower extremities of the body.  
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articular cartilage   cartilage covering the joint ends of the bones.  
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articulation   joints  
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axial skeleton   the bones of the head, neck, and torso  
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canaliculi   an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact bone.  
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chondrocytes   cartilage cells.  
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compact bone   dense bone.  
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diaphysis   shaft of a long bone  
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diarthroses   freely movable joint.  
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epiphyses   end of a long bone.  
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fontanels   the soft spots on the top of an infants head.  
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hemopoiesis   blood cell formation.  
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lacunae   small spaces in the hard layer of the lamella  
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lamella   thin layers, as of bone.  
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medullary cavity   hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow.  
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osteoblasts   bone-forming cell  
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osteoclasts   bone-absorbing cell.  
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osteocytes   bone cell.  
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osteon   tub like circular composed of calcified matrix.  
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pectoral girdle   shoulder girdle; the scalpula and clavicle  
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pelvic girdle   the lower portion of the ventral cavity; the distal portion of the abdominopelvic cavity.  
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periosteum   tough, connective tissue covering the bone.  
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red bone marrow   soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones.  
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sinus   a space or cavity inside the cranial bone.  
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skull   the cranium.  
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spinal cavity   the space inside the spinal column through which the spinal cord passes.  
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synarthroses   a joint in which fibrous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly; commonly called sutures.  
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synovial membrane   connective tissue membrane lining the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid.  
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thorax   chest.  
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trabeculae   needle like threads of spongy bones that surround a network of spaces.  
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yellow bone marrow   an inactive, fatty form of marrow found in the adult skeleton.  
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