A | B |
shaft of a bone,  | diaphysis |
type of bone found in arms & leggs,  | long bone |
connection between bone cells and Haversian canal,  | canaliculi |
lining of the medulary cavity,  | endosteum |
formation of red blood cells,  | hemopoeisis |
holds yellow bone marrow,  | medullary canal |
type of bone of which vertebrae are an example,  | irregular bone |
bone cell that secretes matrix | osteoblast |
typeof bone of which the shoulder blades are an example | flat bone |
membrane around long bone; contains blood vessels and nerves | periosteum |
found in spongy bone; where hemopoeisis takes place | red bone marrow |
bone cell,  | osteocyte |
type of bone found in wrist or ankle | short bone |
absorb or destroy osteocytes or chondrocytes | osteoclast |
composed of fat for energy | yellow bone marrow |
ends of bone where spongy bone is located,  | epiphysis |
latticework found in spongy bone | trabeculae |
bone formation from cartilage | ossification |
area where long bone growth takes place,  | epiphyseal plate |
indicates that growth of long bone has stopped | epiphyseal line |
bone-forming cell | osteoprogenitor |
unit of bone histology,  | Haversian system |
space in which a bone cell lays | lacunae |
layers of bone matrix | lamellae |
opening through which blood vessels and nerves pass,  | foramen |
tubelike passagewy running within bone | meatus |
an air-filled cavity within a bone,  | sinus |
a depression on a bone | fossa |
a large, round knuckle-like projection | condyle |
a rounded projection supported by a "neck" | head |
a smooth, flat articulating surface | facet |
a roughened process where muscles might attach | tuberosity |
a sharp, slender projection | spinous |
a large blunt projection found only on the femur | torchanter |
a ridge | crest |
a tissue in which the matrix is a gel | cartilage |
a tissue in which the collagen fibers lie in parallel | dense fibrous tissue |
 | cranium |
 | mandible |
 | Ulna |
 | Radius |
 | Femur |
 | Patella |
 | Tibia |
 | Fibula |
 | Sacrum |
 | Humerus |
 | Cervical Vertebrae |
 | sternum |
 | Thoracic Vertebrae |