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Anatomy: Bone Structure

Review of terminology associated with bone structure

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shaft of a bonediaphysis
type of bone found in arms & leggslong bone
connection between bone cells and Haversian canalcanaliculi
lining of the medulary cavityendosteum
formation of red blood cellshemopoeisis
holds yellow bone marrowmedullary canal
type of bone of which vertebrae are an exampleirregular bone
bone cell that secretes matrixosteoblast
typeof bone of which the shoulder blades are an exampleflat bone
membrane around long bone; contains blood vessels and nervesperiosteum
found in spongy bone; where hemopoeisis takes placered bone marrow
bone cellosteocyte
type of bone found in wrist or ankleshort bone
absorb or destroy osteocytes or chondrocytesosteoclast
composed of fat for energyyellow bone marrow
ends of bone where spongy bone is locatedepiphysis
latticework found in spongy bonetrabeculae
bone formation from cartilageossification
area where long bone growth takes placeepiphyseal plate
indicates that growth of long bone has stoppedepiphyseal line
extra credit code wordskeleton; e-mail it to me (lpolhamus@bishopdwenger.com)
bone-forming cellosteoprogenitor
unit of bone histologyHaversian system
space in which a bone cell layslacunae
layers of bone matrixlamellae
opening through which blood vessels and nerves passforamen
tubelike passagewy running within bonemeatus
an air-filled cavity within a bonesinus
a depression on a bonefossa
a large, round knuckle-like projectioncondyle
a rounded projection supported by a "neck"head
a smooth, flat articulating surfacefacet
a roughened process where muscles might attachtuberosity
a sharp, slender projectionspinous
a large blunt projection found only on the femurtorchanter
a ridgecrest
a tissue in which the matrix is a gelcartilage
a tissue in which the collagen fibers lie in paralleldense fibrous tissue


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Phoenix, NY

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