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| diaphysis | The shaft, or middle section, of a long bone. | ||||
| Ligaments | Fiberous tissue that conncts bone to bone. | ||||
| appendicular skeleton | The bones that form the limbs or extremities of the body. | ||||
| foramina | A passage or opening; a hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass. | ||||
| endosteum | Membrane lining the medullary canal of a bone. | ||||
| red marrow | Soft tissue in the epiphyses of long bones. | ||||
| sutures | Surgical stitch used to join the edges of an incision of wound; also, an area where bones join or fuse together. | ||||
| sinuses | Cavity or air space in a bone. | ||||
| fontanels | Soft spots in the cranium at birth. | ||||
| epiphysis | The end or head at the extremity of a long bone. | ||||
| joints | An articulation, or area where two bones meet or join. | ||||
| medullary canal | Inner, or central, portion of a long bone. | ||||
| periosteum | Fibrous membrane that covers the bones except at joint areas. | ||||
| axial skeleton | The bones of the skull, rib cage, and spinal column; the bones that form the trunk of the body. | ||||
| yellow marrow | Soft tissue in the diaphyses of long bones. |
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Created by:
joey defore
on 2012-03-06