Chapter 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
Hemopoiesis
the process of blood formation
Articulations
joints
Red Bone marrow
soft connective inside the hard walls of some bones
Yellow bone marrow
inactive, fatty form found in adult skeleton
Endosteum
a fiberous membrane that libes the medullary cavity
medullary cavity
a hollow area inside the diaphysis of a bone
diaphysis
a hollow tube made of hard compact bone
ephipyses
the ends of the bone
Articular cavity
a thin layer of cartilage covering each emphysis
periosteum
a strong Fiberous membrane covering a long bone
trabeculae
the needlelike threads of spongy bone that surround a network of spaces
Osteocytes
the seemingly lifeless matrix of many living bone cells
compact bone
the dense and hard outer layer of the bone
osteoclasts
bone absorbing cells
canaliculi
tiny canals that connect the lacunae with one another and with the central canal in the Havesian system
Cartilage
fiberous connective tissue; consisting of firm plastic
chondrocytes
cartilage cells
osteoblasts
bone forming cells
lacunae
the spaces between the layers of the lamillae
endochonral ossification
process where bones are formed from cartilage
epiphyseal plate
cartilage plate between epiphysis and diaphysis that allows growth
sutures
immovable joints
fontanels
“soft spots” in infants head
thorax
arms; legs
