Question | Answer |
amphiarthroses | slightly movable joint such as the joint joining the two public bones |
appendicular skeleton | the bones of the upper and lower extremities of the body |
articular cartilage | cartilge covering the joint ends of bones |
articulation | joint |
axial skeleton | the bones of the head, neck, and torso |
canaliculi | an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact |
chondrocyte | cartilage cell |
compact bone | dense bone |
diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
diathroses | freely movable joint |
epiphyses | ends of a long bone |
fontenals | "soft spots" on teh infants head; unossofied areas in the infant skull |
hemopoiesis | blood cell formation |
lacunae | little spaces in the hard layers of the lamela |
lamella | thin layer, as of bone |
medullary cavity | hollow are inside the diaphyses of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow |
osteoblasts | bone forming cell |
osteoclast | bone absorbing cell |
osteocyte | bone cell |
osteons | hard shell of the bone |
pectoral girdle | shoulder girdle; the scapula and clavicle |
pelvic girdle | connects the legs to the trunk |
periosteum | tough, connective tissue covering the bone |
red bone marrow | soft, connective, tissue inside the hard walls of some bones |
sinus | a space or cavity inside some of the cranial bones |
synarthrosis | a joint in wich fiborous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly; commonly called sutures |
synovial membrane | connective tissue membrane linning the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid |
thorax | chest |
trabecule | needlelike threads of stretchy bones |
yellow bone marrow | an inaotive, fatty form of marrow found in adult skeletons |