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 |
extra credit code word | skeleton; e-mail it to me (lpolhamus@bishopdwenger.com) |
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 |