A | B |
skull, vertebral column, bony thorax | axial skeleton |
shaft of a long bone | diaphysis |
a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints. | periosteum |
helps in growth process of bone; growth and ossification of bones end here | epiphyseal plate |
mature bone cells | osteocytes |
markings that are indentations in the bone | depression/cavity |
process of bone formation | ossification |
diameter bone growth | appositional growth |
only bone with a movable joint in the face | mandible |
immovable joint in the cranium | suture |
cheek bone | zygomatic bone |
number of bones that make up the cervical vertebrae | 7 |
pads of flexible fibrocartilage that cushion between vertebrae | invertebral discs |
C2 bone; allows one to pivot neck | axis |
last 5 pairs of ribs; attach indirectly to sternum | false ribs |
two coxal bones (aka hip bones) | pelvic girdle |
sole of the foot | metatarsals |
freely movable joints | diarthroses |
membrane covering the inside of the medullary cavity | endosteum |
cartilage cells | chondrocytes |