| A | B |
|---|
| diaphysis | shaft of long bone |
| epiphysis | ends of long bone |
| foramina | openings in bones that allow nerve and blood vessels in and out |
| endosteum | membrane lining medullary canal |
| periosteum | membrane covering outside of bone |
| sutures | joints of cranial bones |
| sinuses | air spaces in the bones of the skull |
| joints | places where two or more bones join together |
| fontanels | soft spots/spaces in infant cranium |
| scoliosis | side-to-side lateral curve of the spine |
| kyphosis | rounding of the thoracic spine |
| lordosis | abnormal inward curve of lumbar spine |
| red marrow | found in spongy areas of bone, important in manufacture of blood cells |
| yellow marrow | found in medullary canal of diaphysis, storage area for fat cells |
| axial skeleton | main trunk bones of the body |
| appendicular skeleton | bones of the extremeties |
| olecranon process | proximal end of the elbow |
| xiphoid process | small protrusion of bone at end of sternum in chest |
| type of joint: occipital bone and temporal bone | synarthrosis joint |
| type of joint: femur and tibia | diarthrosis joint |
| type of joint: thoracic vertebrae and ribs | amphiarthrosis joint |
