hard, dense bones that are longer than they are wide

a cube-shaped bone where the length, width, and thickness are roughly equal to one another

thin, flattened, and often curved bones that protect internal organs and provide broad surfaces for muscle attachment

bones with complex, unique shapes that do not fit into long, short, flat, or sesamoid categories

the main or midsection (shaft) of a long bone

the rounded end or tip of a long bone

The epiphyseal line is the solid bony remnant of the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) that forms in a long bone after childhood growth is complete

he wide, flared neck portion of a long bone located between the central shaft (diaphysis) and the rounded end (epiphysis)

the hollow, central space inside the shaft of long bones

a soft, fatty tissue found in the central cavities of long bones that primarily stores energy and contains specialized stem cells

The periosteum is a dense, fibrous membrane that covers the outer surface of almost all your bones

the smooth, white connective tissue that covers and protects the ends of bones where they meet to form joints (top of joints)

the soft, spongy tissue inside bones that produces your body's red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

tiny, cylindrical structural units that make up compact bone (the hard, outer layer of bone)

a tiny, tubular channel located in the center of an osteon (the structural unit of compact bone) that carries blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

tiny, microscopic tunnels in bones that connect bone cells to blood vessels

thin, concentric layers or plates of mineralized extracellular matrix composed of collagen fibers and calcium phosphate deposits

a thin membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner cavities and surfaces of bones

a tiny, microscopic cavity or chamber located within the hardened bone matrix that houses a mature bone cell called an osteocyte

collects waste from the blood vessels

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HBS 1.1.4 - Bones &

Bones

Term	Definition
osteo	bone
long bone	hard, dense bones that are longer than they are wide
short bone	a cube-shaped bone where the length, width, and thickness are roughly equal to one another
flat bone	thin, flattened, and often curved bones that protect internal organs and provide broad surfaces for muscle attachment
irregular bones	bones with complex, unique shapes that do not fit into long, short, flat, or sesamoid categories
Diaphysis	the main or midsection (shaft) of a long bone
Epiphysis	the rounded end or tip of a long bone
Epiphyseal Line	The epiphyseal line is the solid bony remnant of the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) that forms in a long bone after childhood growth is complete
Metaphysis	he wide, flared neck portion of a long bone located between the central shaft (diaphysis) and the rounded end (epiphysis)
Medullary Cavity	the hollow, central space inside the shaft of long bones
Yellow Bone Marrow	a soft, fatty tissue found in the central cavities of long bones that primarily stores energy and contains specialized stem cells
Periosteum	The periosteum is a dense, fibrous membrane that covers the outer surface of almost all your bones
Articular Cartilage	the smooth, white connective tissue that covers and protects the ends of bones where they meet to form joints (top of joints)
Trabeculae	spongy bone
Red Bone Marrow	the soft, spongy tissue inside bones that produces your body's red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
Osteon	tiny, cylindrical structural units that make up compact bone (the hard, outer layer of bone)
Haversian Canal	a tiny, tubular channel located in the center of an osteon (the structural unit of compact bone) that carries blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves
Osteocyte	mature bone cell
Osteoblast	builds
Osteoclast	breaks down cells
Canaliculi	tiny, microscopic tunnels in bones that connect bone cells to blood vessels
lamellae	thin, concentric layers or plates of mineralized extracellular matrix composed of collagen fibers and calcium phosphate deposits
Endosteum	a thin membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner cavities and surfaces of bones
Lacuna	a tiny, microscopic cavity or chamber located within the hardened bone matrix that houses a mature bone cell called an osteocyte
Arterioles	travel oxygen through bones
Venules	collects waste from the blood vessels

Created by: ConnerAllen

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