BackStudy Guide: Skeletal System 1/3
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The part of the skeleton consisting of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage.
The part of the skeleton that includes the limbs and girdles (shoulder and pelvic girdles).
A small, round bone embedded within a tendon, often found near joints.
The rounded end part of a long bone, which articulates with adjacent bones.
The shaft or central part of a long bone.
A smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints.
A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.
A layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds cartilage of developing bone.
A thin vascular membrane lining the inner surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.
A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone where bone growth occurs in children and adolescents.
The artery that enters the bone through the nutrient foramen to supply blood to the bone marrow and inner bone.
A small opening in the bone through which the nutrient artery passes.
The dense, hard outer layer of bone that provides strength and protection.
The porous, inner part of bone that contains red marrow and is made up of trabeculae.
The lattice-like network of thin bony plates in spongy bone that provides structural support.
The spongy bone layer between the inner and outer layers of the cortical bone of the skull.
The soft tissue found in spongy bone that produces blood cells.
The fundamental functional unit of compact bone, consisting of concentric lamellae surrounding a central canal.
A small cavity within bone matrix that contains an osteocyte.
Layers of bony matrix found between osteons in compact bone, filling spaces and contributing to bone strength.