click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 13 Section 2
STUDY
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Skeleton | The inner framework made of all the bones of the body. |
Vertebrae | The small bones that make up the backbone. |
Joint | A place in the body where two bones come together. |
Ligament | Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints. |
Compact Bone | Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outter membrane of a bone. |
Spongy Bone | Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone. |
Marrow | The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone. |
Osteoporosis | A contition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily. |
Cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than a bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together. |