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SKEL: Structures

Skeletal structures and their functions

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ossification process of bone formation
osteoclasts Cells that break down old or damaged bone
osteoblasts Bone building cells
periosteum tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone
compact bone Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone
spongy bone -Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone. -Lighter and weaker than compact bone -Red bone marrow often located here
medullary cavity -central cavity located in the shaft of long bones -yellow bone marrow stored here
endosteum tissue that lines the medullary cavity
red bone marrow Hemopoietic tissue that manufactures red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and thrombocytes. Located within the spongy bone.
hemopoietic pertaining to the formation of blood cells
yellow bone marrow fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones
cartilage the smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber BETWEEN BONES
meniscus the curved fibrous cartilage found in some joints, such as the knee and the temporomandibular joint of the jaw
diaphysis shaft of a long bone
epiphyses ends of long bone
foramen Round or oval opening through a bone
process a normal projection on the surface of a bone that most commonly serves as an attachment for a muscle or tendon
chondr/o cartilage
arthr/o articulation, joint
flat bones These bones are thin, flat, and curved. They form the ribs, breastbone, and skull.
irregular bones bones of the vertebrae and pelvis
long bones longer than they are wide, bones of the arms and legs, Humerous, Radius, Ulna, Femur, Fibula and Tibia
short bones Similar in length and width and appear somewhat cubicle in shape Ex. Carpals of hand, tarsals of feet
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