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ch15 vocabulary

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rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur(thigh bone, forming the hip bone	acetabulum
outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. it overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle	acromion
thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bone in the joint space	articular cartilage
dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton	bone
one of the mineral constituents of bone	calcium
spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of the bone	cancellous bone
flexible, rubbery connective tissue.	cartilaginous tissue
dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues	collagen
hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones	compact bone
knucke-like process at the end of a bone near the joint	condyle
skull bones	cranial bones
shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone	diaphysis
flat, round, plate-like structure	disk(disc)
cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton	epiphyseal plate
each end of a long bone;the area beyond the epiphyseal	epihysis
bones of the face	facial bones
narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones	fissure
soft spot(incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant	fontanelle
opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave	foramen
shallow csvity in a bone	fossa
minute spaces filled with blood vessels, found in compact bone	haversian canals
round process on both sides of the ankle joint.	malleolus
upper portion of the sternum	manubrium
round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear	mastoid process
central, hallowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone	medullary cavity
flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate.	metaphysis
large process on the proximal end of the ulna	olecranon
bone tissue	osseous tissue
process of bone formation	ossification
bone cell that helps form bony tissue	osteoblast
bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue	osteoclast
membrane surrounding bones	periosteum
mineral substnce found in bones in combination with calcium	phosphorus
area of confluence(coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis	pubic symphysis
found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis	red bone marrow
twelve pairs are curved bones that form the chest wall	ribs

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