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Musculoskeletal Sys.
Division of the Skeleton: The Skull and Facial Bones
| 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 |
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