Skeletal System Vocab Words
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| Diaphysis | The shaft, or middle section, of a long bone.
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| Ligaments | Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone.
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| Appendicular Skeleton | The bones that form the limbs or etremities of the body.
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| Foramina | A passage or opening; a hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass.
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| Endosteum | Membrane lining the medullary canal of a bone.
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| Red Marrow | Soft tissue in the epiphyses of long bones.
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| Sutures | A surgical stitch used to join the edges of an incision or wound; also, an area where bones join or fuse together.
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| Sinuses | Cavity or air space in bones.
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| Fontanels | "Soft spots" allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs.
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| Epiphysis | The end or head at the extremity of a long bone.
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| Joints | An articulation, or area where two bones meet or join.
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| Medullary Canal | Inner, or central, portion of a long bone.
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| Periosteum | Fibrous membrane that covers the bones except at joint areas.
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| Axial Skeleton | The bones of the skull, rib cage, and spinal column; the bones that form the trunk of the body.
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| Yellow Marrow | Soft tissue in the diaphyses of long bones.
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