| 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 |
