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Chapter 6
Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articular Cartilage | cartilage covering the ends of bones forming a joint |
| Articulation | a joint formed between two bones |
| Compact Bone | dense bone tissue formed of numerous tightly packed osteons |
| Diaphysis | the shaft of a long bone |
| Endochondral ossification | the formation of bone tissue within a cartilage |
| Epiphysis | the enlarged ends of a long bone |
| Intramembranous ossification | the formation of bone tissue within a fibrous membrane |
| Ligament | a band or cord fibrous connective tissue that joins bones together at movable joints |
| Medullary Cavity | the cavity within the shaft of a long bone that is filled with yellow marrow |
| Osteoblast | a bone cell that deposits matrix |
| Osteoclast | a bone cell that breaks down bone matrix |
| Osteocyte | a bone cell occupying a lacuna |
| Paranasal Sinus | an air-filled cavity in a bone located near the nasal cavity |
| Periosteum | the fibrous membrane that covers bones |
| Spongy bone | bone tissue that contains numerous spaces filled with red marrow |
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