Chapter 6 Word Scramble
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Articular Cartilage | cartilage covering the ends of bones forming a joint |
Articulation | a joint formed between two bones |
Compact Bone | dense bone tissue formed of numerous tightly packed osteons |
Diaphysis | the shaft of a long bone |
Endochondral ossification | the formation of bone tissue within a cartilage |
Epiphysis | the enlarged ends of a long bone |
Intramembranous ossification | the formation of bone tissue within a fibrous membrane |
Ligament | a band or cord fibrous connective tissue that joins bones together at movable joints |
Medullary Cavity | the cavity within the shaft of a long bone that is filled with yellow marrow |
Osteoblast | a bone cell that deposits matrix |
Osteoclast | a bone cell that breaks down bone matrix |
Osteocyte | a bone cell occupying a lacuna |
Paranasal Sinus | an air-filled cavity in a bone located near the nasal cavity |
Periosteum | the fibrous membrane that covers bones |
Spongy bone | bone tissue that contains numerous spaces filled with red marrow |
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