| A | B |
|---|
| shaft of a bone | diaphysis |
| type of bone found in arms & leggs | long bone |
| connection between bone cells and Haversian canal | canaliculi |
| area of yellow bone marrow | medullary canal |
| bone cells that helps form bone | osteoblast |
| membrane around long bone; contains blood vessels and nerves | periosteum |
| found in spongy bone; where blood cells are made | red bone marrow |
| bone cell | osteocyte |
| destroy osteocytes; break down bone | osteoclast |
| composed of fat for energy | yellow bone marrow |
| ends of bone where spongy bone is located | epiphysis |
| bone formation from cartilage | ossification |
| area where long bone growth (mitosis) takes place | epiphyseal plate |
| unit or section of compact bone | osteon/Haversian system |
| space in which a bone cell lays | lacunae |
| layers or rings of compact bone | lamellae |
| mineral that is critical for bone formation | calcium |
| condition where more bone is lost than formed | osteoporosis |
