HCT Chapter 14 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Articulation | Joint; place of junction between two bones |
Bursa | Saclike cavity filled with fluid to prevent friction |
Cancellous | Spongy or latticelike structure |
Cartilage | Specialized, fibrous connective tissue |
Collagen | White protein fibers of the skin, tendons, bone, and cartilage connective tissue) |
Compact | Having a dense structure |
Degenerative | Having progressively less function |
Extremities | Arms or legs |
Ligament | Band of fibrous tissue that connects bones and supports joints |
Marrow | Soft organic material filling the cavities of bones |
Orthopedic | Pertaining to the correction of deformities |
Periosteum | Specialized connective tissue covering all the bones of the body |
Resorption | Loss of bone tissue caused by the action of specialized cells (osteoclasts) |
Synovial | Pertaining to transparent alkaline fluid contained in joints |
Tendon | Fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached to a bone |
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