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hyg191 3 skeletal
skeletal system definitions
Term | Definition |
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appendicular skeleton | that part of the total skeleton that suspends from the central supporting frame |
atlas | first cervical vertebra; supports the head and, with the second cervical vertebra, forms the axis of rotation of the skull |
axial skeleton | bones of the vertebral column, thorax, and skull |
axis | second cervical vertebra; with the first cervical vertebra, forms the axis of rotation |
calcification | process of hardening caused by deposits of calcium compound |
canal | narrow tubular passageway or channel |
cancellous | sponge-like material |
cervical | refers to the neck |
compact | hard and dense portion of bone |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
epiphysis | ends of long bones |
foramen | natural opening of passage |
fossa | trench or channel, which denotes a hollow or depressed area |
fracture | broken bone |
lumbar | refers to the lower back |
ossification | process of forming bone or the conversion of fibrous tissue, or cartilage, into bone |
osteocyte | mature bone cell |
perisoteum | fibrous membrane covering bone tissue |
process | prominence or projection |
sesamoid | seed like bone |
spine | thorn-like process or projection |
suture | junction line between two immovable bones |
thoracic | refers to the thorax |
trabeculae | supporting network of tissue fibers |
vertebra | one of 33 bones that form the spinal cord |