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| amphiarthrosis | slightly movable joint such as the joint joining the two pubic bones |
| appendicular skeleton | the bones of the upper and lower extermities of the body. |
| articular cartliage | cartilage covering the joint ends of bones |
| articulation | joint |
| axial skeleton | the bones of the head, neck and torso |
| canaliculi | an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact bone |
| chondrocytes | cartilage cells |
| compact bone | dense bone |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |
| diarthroses | freely movable joint |
| epiphyses | ends of long bone. |
| fontanels | "soft spots" on the infant's head; unossified areas in the infants skull. |
| hemopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| lacunae | space or cavity;for example, lacuane in bone contain bone cells |
| lamella | thin layer, as of bone |
| medullary cavity | hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow. |
| osteoblasts | bone-forming cells |
| osteoclasts | bone-absorbing cells |
| osteocytes | bone cells |
| osteon | the circular arrangements of calcified matrix and cells that give bone its characteristic appearance.(Haversian system) |
| pectoral girdle | shoulder girdle; the scapula and clavicle. |
| pelvic girdle | connects the legs to the trunk. |
| periosteum | tough, connective tissue covering long bone |
| red bone marrow | carries out blood cell formation and is a soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones. |
| sinus | a space or cavity inside some of the cranial bones |
| skull | consists of 8 bones that form the cranium, 14 bones that form the face, and 6 tiny bones in middle ear. |
| spine | consists of a series of separate bones or vertebrae, connected in such a way that they form a flexible curved rod. It consists of a cervical, thoracic, lumbar,sacrum and coccyx regions. |
| synarthroses | a joint in which fibrous connective tissue joins bones and holds them together tightly; commonly called sutures |
| synovial membrane | connective tissue membane lining the spaces between bones and joints that secretes synovial fluid |
| thorax | chest |
| trabeculae | needlelike threads of spongy bone that surrounds a network of spaces |
| yellow bone marrow | an inactive, fatty form of marrow found in the adult skeleton. |
| arthritis | inflammatory joint disease, characterized by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a variety of systemic signs or symptoms. |
| callus | bony tissue that forms a sort of collar around the broken ends of fractured bone during the healing process |
| chondrosarcoma | cancer of cartilage tissue |
