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Chapter 7
Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epiphysis | The end of a long bone |
| Articular Cartilage | Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints |
| Cartilage | Type of connective tissue with cells in lacunae seperated by a semisolid extracellular matrix |
| Diaphysis | A sheetlike struucture largely composed of skeletal muscle and connective tissue that seperate thoracic and abdominal cavities:also, a caplike contraceptive device insertes in the vagina |
| Periosteum | Fibrous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone |
| Compact Bone | Dense tissue in which cells are organized in osteons with no spaces |
| Spongy Bone | Bone that consists of bars and plates seperated by irregular spaces:cancellous bone |
| Medullary cavity | Cavity containing marrow within the diaphysis of a long bone |
| Endosteum | Tisue lining the medullar cavity within a bone |
| Marrow | Connective tissue spaces within the bones that includes blood-florming stem and progenitor cells |
| Cervical Vertebrae | |
| Cervical Curvature | |
| Thoracic Vertebrae | |
| Thoracic Curvature | |
| Lumbar Vertebrae | |
| Lumbar Curvature | |
| Pelvic Curvature | |
| Vertebrae Prominens | |
| Rib Facet | |
| Intervertebral Disc | |
| Intervertebral Foramina |