femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna, metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges. They function as levers to produce movement

Short bones are shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone.

ade up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. They have a flat shape, not rounded

bones with complex and varied shapes that do not fit into the classifications of long, short, or flat bones.

the main portions of a long bone

he rounded portions at the ends of a bone separated from the metaphysis by the physis

a remnant of an area that contained hyaline cartilage that grew during childhood to lengthen the bone.

the region of a long bone, located between the central shaft (diaphysis) and the rounded end (epiphysis), that contains the epiphyseal plate or growth plate in children and is responsible for bone lengthening

the hollow part of bone that contains bone marrow

located in the cavities of long bones. It stores fat

the sheath outside your bones that supplies them with blood

a thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties

the thin, branching struts and plates of bone tissue that make up cancellous bone (or spongy bone)

Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.

icroscopic tube like channels that allow blood vessels and nerves to pass through them

he most abundant mature bone cells, located within lacunae in the bone matrix,

Osteoblasts are mononucleated cells that are derived from mesenchymal stem cells and that are responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone during initial bone formation and later bone remodelling.

a type of bone cell that removes bone tissue

microscopic channels that connect the lacunae

a thin, circular layer of bone matrix, forming lamellar bone, which is the mature, strong type of bone tissue.

a thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surfaces of bones,

small cavities or spaces within the matrix of bone or cartilage tissue that house living cells

primary resistance vessels that distribute blood flow into capillary beds

the smallest veins that drain blood from capillaries

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Question	Answer
-osteo	relating to the bones.
Long Bones	femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna, metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges. They function as levers to produce movement
Short Bones	Short bones are shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone.
Flat Bones	ade up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. They have a flat shape, not rounded
Irregular Bone	bones with complex and varied shapes that do not fit into the classifications of long, short, or flat bones.
Diaphysis	the main portions of a long bone
Epiphysis	he rounded portions at the ends of a bone separated from the metaphysis by the physis
Epiphyseal Line	a remnant of an area that contained hyaline cartilage that grew during childhood to lengthen the bone.
Metaphysis	the region of a long bone, located between the central shaft (diaphysis) and the rounded end (epiphysis), that contains the epiphyseal plate or growth plate in children and is responsible for bone lengthening
Medullary Cavity	the hollow part of bone that contains bone marrow
Yellow Bone Marrow	located in the cavities of long bones. It stores fat
Periosteum	the sheath outside your bones that supplies them with blood
Articular Cartilage	a thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties
Trabeculae	the thin, branching struts and plates of bone tissue that make up cancellous bone (or spongy bone)
Red Bone Marrow	Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.
Osteon	dynamic bony structures
Haversian Canal	icroscopic tube like channels that allow blood vessels and nerves to pass through them
Osteocyte	he most abundant mature bone cells, located within lacunae in the bone matrix,
Osteoblast	Osteoblasts are mononucleated cells that are derived from mesenchymal stem cells and that are responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone during initial bone formation and later bone remodelling.
Osteoclast	a type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
Canaliculi	microscopic channels that connect the lacunae
Lamellae	a thin, circular layer of bone matrix, forming lamellar bone, which is the mature, strong type of bone tissue.
Endosteum	a thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surfaces of bones,
Lacuna	small cavities or spaces within the matrix of bone or cartilage tissue that house living cells
Arterioles	primary resistance vessels that distribute blood flow into capillary beds
Venules	the smallest veins that drain blood from capillaries

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