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Cricks Ch 6 Vocab

Cricks Skeletal Vocab Flash Cards

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The long, middle shaft of the bone Diaphysis
the ends of a bone epiphyses
the region of the bone where the epiphyses meets the diaphysis metaphyses
the hyaline cartilage that caps the end of a bone where it articulates with adjoining bones articular cartilage
a region of the epiphyses where new bone cells are made, making the bone grow longer epiphyseal plate
membrane that wraps the compact bone, contains bone forming cells that let the bone grow thicker periosteum
cavity in the compact bone where the yellow marrow can be located medullary cavity
membrane that lines the medullary cavity, has a single layer of bone forming cells endosteum
the process of converting cartilage to calcium filled bone calcification
bone building cells osteoblast
mature bone cells, made of osteoblasts that are cemented in calcium osteocyte
bone cells that specialize in dissolving other bone cells, allowing their mineral to be used to form new bone cells osteoclast
the breakdown of bone cells by the osteoclast is called reabsorption
compact bone is dividedinto individual cells called osteons
these canals let nutrients, nerve endings and lymph nodes permeate the bone volkmanns canals
rings of hard, calcium that give bone cells their strength concentric lamallae
the name of the process by which bone cells form ossification
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