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ch15 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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