Chap 3 Bones Flashcards
Myel/o
Spinal cord
Oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
Bones
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Arthr/o
Joints
Ligament/o
Ligaments
Synovi/o, synov/o
Synovial fluid
Burs/o
Bursa
Ossification
Process of turnin into bone 3 months baby
Periosteum
Tough fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone
Peri- surrounding
Oste- bone
Compact bone
Also know as cortical bone
dense, hard, very strong bone that forma protective outer layer of bones
Spongy bone
Known as cancellous bone
Lighter, not as strong,
Commonly found in the ends and inner portions of long bones
Red bone marrow is located with spongy bone
Medullary cavity
Central cavity located in the shaft of long bone
Medullary means pertaining to inner section
Endosteum
The tissue that lines the medullary cavity
End- within
Oste- bone
Um- noun ending
Red bone marrow
Located within spongy bone,
Hemopoietic tissue that manufactures red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and thrombocytes
Hemopoietic
Pertaining to the formation of blood cells
Hem/o- blood
Poietic- pertaining to formation
Yellow bone marrow
Fat storage area, composed of fat cells and is located in the medullary cavity of long bones
Cartilage
Smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue, shock absorber between bones, more elastic then bone
Articular cartilage
Covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints
Makes move joint movement possible and protects the bone from rubbing agains each other
Meniscus
The curved fibrous cartilage found in some joints, such as the knee and the temporomandibular joint of the jaw
Diaphysis
Shaft of a long bone
Epiphyses
Wider ends of long bone
Covered with articular cartilage
Foramen
Opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass
Process
Normal projection on the surface of a bone
Most commonly serves as an attachment for a muscle or tendon
Sticks out
Joints
Also known as articulations
Place of union between two or more bones