Question | Answer |
appendicular skeleton: | bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton |
ossification: | the formation of bone |
calcification: | the deposition of calcium salts within a tissue |
tendon: | cord of dense fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone |
articulation: | joint; point where two bones meet |
axial skeleton: | the bones of the skull, vertebral column, thorax, and sternum |
bursa: | a small sac filled with fluid and located at friction points, especially joints |
compact bone: | dense bone that contains parallel osteons |
congenital: | existing at birth |
diaphysis: | the shaft of a bone |
epiphysis: | the end of a long bone |
gross anatomy: | the study of the structural features of the body without the aid of a microscope |
interstitial growth: | a form of cartilage growth through the growth, mitosis, and secretion of chondrocytes in the matrix |
osteocyte: | a bone cell responsible for the maintenance and turnover of the mineral content of the surrounding bone |
osteon: | a system of interconnecting canals in the microscopic structure of adult compact bone; unit of bone |
pelvic girdle: | incomplete bony basin formed by the two coxal bones that secures the lower limbs to the sacrum of the axial skeleton |
suture: | immovable fibrous joint that connects the bones of the adult skull |
synovial fluid: | a fluid secreted by the synovial membrane; lubricates joint surfaces and nourishes articular cartilages |
thorax: | that portion of the body trunk above the diaphragm and below the neck |
ligament: | a cord of fibrous tissue that connects bones |