appendicular skeleton

portion of the skeleton forming the extremities composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones

portion of the skeleton forming the main trunk of the body composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breatbone

layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone and keeps the yellow marrow intact

longest and largest bone in the human body extending from the hip to the knee

smaller of two bones in the lower leg below the knee

membrane-covered opening between bones

openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone

the longest bone in the upper arm, extending from the should to the elbow

an area where two or more bones join together

tough band of tissue that connects long bones together at joints

five bones forming the palm of the hand

five bones forming theinstep of teh foot

tough membranous outer covering of bone

fourteen finger bones (three bones comprising each finger and two on each thumb)

smaller of two bones in the lower arm located on the thumb side

form of bone marrow that produces red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cells

12 pairs of bones attaching to the thoracic vertebrae on the dorsal surface of the body

air spaces in the bones of the skull that usually communicates with the nostrils and contains air

system made up of 206 bones and functions as the framework for the human body

breastbone, connects with the clavicles and the cartilages of the upper seven pairs of ribs

the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull)

the seven bones forming the ankle

the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle

the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm that forms with the humerus the elbow joint and serves as a pivot in rotation of the hand

the 26 bones forming the spinal column

bone marrow that functions as the storage area for fat cells

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Anatomy Unit 4

Skeletal System

Term	Definition
appendicular skeleton	portion of the skeleton forming the extremities composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones
axial skeleton	portion of the skeleton forming the main trunk of the body composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breatbone
carpals	wrist
clavicles	collarbones
cranium	skull
diaphysis	shaft of the long bone
endosteum	layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone and keeps the yellow marrow intact
epiphysis	end of a long bone
femur	longest and largest bone in the human body extending from the hip to the knee
fibula	smaller of two bones in the lower leg below the knee
fontanels	membrane-covered opening between bones
foramina	openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone
humerus	the longest bone in the upper arm, extending from the should to the elbow
joints	an area where two or more bones join together
ligaments	tough band of tissue that connects long bones together at joints
medullary canal	marrow cavity of a bone
metacarpals	five bones forming the palm of the hand
metatarsals	five bones forming theinstep of teh foot
os coxae	hip bone
patella	knee cap
periosteum	tough membranous outer covering of bone
phalanges	fourteen finger bones (three bones comprising each finger and two on each thumb)
radius	smaller of two bones in the lower arm located on the thumb side
red marrow	form of bone marrow that produces red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cells
ribs	12 pairs of bones attaching to the thoracic vertebrae on the dorsal surface of the body
scapula	shoulder bone
sinuses	air spaces in the bones of the skull that usually communicates with the nostrils and contains air
skeletal system	system made up of 206 bones and functions as the framework for the human body
sternum	breastbone, connects with the clavicles and the cartilages of the upper seven pairs of ribs
sutures	the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull)
tarsals	the seven bones forming the ankle
tibia	the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle
ulna	the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm that forms with the humerus the elbow joint and serves as a pivot in rotation of the hand
vertebrae	the 26 bones forming the spinal column
yellow marrow	bone marrow that functions as the storage area for fat cells
osteocyte	a bone cell

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