Medical Terms Relating to the Skeletal System

Question 1

a hard, dense connective tissue; makes up the framework of the human skeleton

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bone

Question 2

striated and involuntary muscles

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cartilage

Question 3

where two bones unite to form a slightly moveable joint

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cartilaginous joint

Question 4

the straight shaft of a long bone

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diaphysis

Question 5

the enlarged proximal and distal end of a long bone

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epiphysis

Question 6

the point where two bones meet

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joint

Question 7

a flexible band of fibrous tissue that holds joints together and still allows for movement; connects bone to bone

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ligament

Question 8

the formation of the bone matrix in which calcium and phosphates adhere to collagen fibers

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ossification

Question 9

the cells that lie down and secrete new bone cells for bone formation

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osteoblast

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the major bone cells which are responsible for dissolving, digesting, and reabsorbing bone

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osteoclast

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includes osteoblast and osteoclast; responsible for the maintenance of the bone matrix

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osteocytes

Question 12

slightly moveable joints in which a fibrous tissue connects the bones; found in the skull

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fibrous joint

Question 13

development of bone tissue

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osteogenesis