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 anothe

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 the other categories of long, short, flat, or sesamoid bones

the main or midsection (shaft) of a long bone

the rounded end or tip of a long bone.

the solid bone remnant of a childhood growth plate (epiphyseal plate) after it stops growing and turns completely into bone

the 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

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

a porous, lightweight type of bone tissue found on the inner side of bones, especially at the ends of long bones and inside vertebrae

small, microscopic beams, struts, or rods of tissue that form a supportive framework inside organs and bones

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

the dense, hard outer layer of bone tissue that provides rigidity, strength, and protection to the skeleton

tubes that run through compact bones

mature bone cells (make up 2 percent of the bone)

microscopic channels or small passageways found within bodily structures like bones, the liver, and eyes

thin, flat layers, plates, or membranes found in various biological, botanical, and structural systems

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

a gap, blank space, or missing part in a text, series, or physical structure

the network of hollow tubes that transport blood throughout your body

a very small blood vessel that branches out from an artery and connects to microscopic capillaries

extremely small blood vessels that collect deoxygenated blood from capillaries and channel it into larger veins

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Bone vocab

Bone voacb

Term	Definition
Long Bones	hard, dense bones that are longer than they are wide
Short Bones	a cube-shaped bone where the length, width, and thickness are roughly equal to one anothe
Flat Bones	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 the other categories of long, short, flat, or sesamoid bones
Diaphysis	the main or midsection (shaft) of a long bone
Epiphysis	the rounded end or tip of a long bone.
Epiphyseal Line	the solid bone remnant of a childhood growth plate (epiphyseal plate) after it stops growing and turns completely into bone
Metaphysis	the 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	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
Spongy Bone	a porous, lightweight type of bone tissue found on the inner side of bones, especially at the ends of long bones and inside vertebrae
Trabeculae	small, microscopic beams, struts, or rods of tissue that form a supportive framework inside organs and bones
Red Bone Marrow	the soft, spongy tissue inside bones that produces your body's red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Compact Bone	the dense, hard outer layer of bone tissue that provides rigidity, strength, and protection to the skeleton
Osteon	Ring shaped compact bone
Haversian Canal	tubes that run through compact bones
Osteocyte	mature bone cells (make up 2 percent of the bone)
Osteoblast	creates new bone tissue
Osteoclast	brakes down old bone tissue
Canaliculi	microscopic channels or small passageways found within bodily structures like bones, the liver, and eyes
Lamellae	thin, flat layers, plates, or membranes found in various biological, botanical, and structural systems
Endosteum	a thin membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner cavities and surfaces of bones
Lacuna	a gap, blank space, or missing part in a text, series, or physical structure
Blood Vessels	the network of hollow tubes that transport blood throughout your body
Arterioles	a very small blood vessel that branches out from an artery and connects to microscopic capillaries
Venules	extremely small blood vessels that collect deoxygenated blood from capillaries and channel it into larger veins

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