Prefix of a word that relates to bones

Bones that are longer than they are wide, they are normally in the limbs that are crucial for moving

Bones that are close to equal in length height and width usually in the hands and the feet

A bone that is often thin curves and flat with two hard layers

A bone characterized by its unique shape or size that doesnt fit into the other bone categorizes

This is a structure of a long bone that relates to the midsection of the long bone or also called the shaft

This is a structure in a long bone that relates to both ends of the bone, these are the wider parts that almost look like two spheres

This is a structure in a long bone that relates to a line of cartilage that will harden as you live, also known as the growth plate

This is a structure in a long bone that relates to the area in between the diaphysis(shaft) and the epiphysis(end of the bone)

Space in a long bone that is hollow and filled with bone marrow

A soft spongy tissue that is found inside of different bones

a dense layer of connective tissue that outlines the bones except for at the bones

a layer of connective tissue that covers where the joints meet the bone

a type of bone tissue characterized by a honeycomb-like structure with trabeculae and open spaces filled with bone marrow and blood vessels

the thin columns and plates of bone that create a spongy structure

Bone marrow in spongy bones that holds blood

the dense, hard, and solid outer layer of bone that provides strength and structure to the skeletal system

the microscopic, cylindrical structural unit of compact bone, also known as the Haversian system

a series of tubes around narrow channels formed by lamellae in an osteon

Cells that build the bone up once it is broken down

radiating channels that connect the small cavities called lacunae

thin, circular layers of bone tissue in an osteon that form rings around the central canal.

a thin layer of tissue that lines the inside of bones

a small space in bone or cartilage that holds a cell

the tubes that carry blood through the body.

very small arteries that branch off from larger arteries and lead into capillaries

very small veins that collect blood from capillaries and carry it into larger veins

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Bones and Osteons

Term	Definition
-osteo	Prefix of a word that relates to bones
Long Bones	Bones that are longer than they are wide, they are normally in the limbs that are crucial for moving
Short Bones	Bones that are close to equal in length height and width usually in the hands and the feet
Flat Bones	A bone that is often thin curves and flat with two hard layers
Irregular Bones	A bone characterized by its unique shape or size that doesnt fit into the other bone categorizes
Diaphysis	This is a structure of a long bone that relates to the midsection of the long bone or also called the shaft
Epiphysis	This is a structure in a long bone that relates to both ends of the bone, these are the wider parts that almost look like two spheres
Epiphyseal Line	This is a structure in a long bone that relates to a line of cartilage that will harden as you live, also known as the growth plate
Metaphysis	This is a structure in a long bone that relates to the area in between the diaphysis(shaft) and the epiphysis(end of the bone)
Medullary Cavity	Space in a long bone that is hollow and filled with bone marrow
Yellow Bone Marrow	A soft spongy tissue that is found inside of different bones
Periosteum	a dense layer of connective tissue that outlines the bones except for at the bones
Articular Cartilage	a layer of connective tissue that covers where the joints meet the bone
Spongy Bone	a type of bone tissue characterized by a honeycomb-like structure with trabeculae and open spaces filled with bone marrow and blood vessels
Trabeculae	the thin columns and plates of bone that create a spongy structure
Red Bone Marrow	Bone marrow in spongy bones that holds blood
Compact Bone	the dense, hard, and solid outer layer of bone that provides strength and structure to the skeletal system
osteon	the microscopic, cylindrical structural unit of compact bone, also known as the Haversian system
Haversian Canal	a series of tubes around narrow channels formed by lamellae in an osteon
Osteocyte	A bone cell
Osteoblast	Cells that build the bone up once it is broken down
osteoclast	Cells that break the bone down
Canaliculi	radiating channels that connect the small cavities called lacunae
Lamellae	thin, circular layers of bone tissue in an osteon that form rings around the central canal.
Endosteum	a thin layer of tissue that lines the inside of bones
Lacuna	a small space in bone or cartilage that holds a cell
Blood Vessels	the tubes that carry blood through the body.
Arterioles	very small arteries that branch off from larger arteries and lead into capillaries
Venules	very small veins that collect blood from capillaries and carry it into larger veins

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