The Skeletal System Flashcards
Slightly moveable joint
Amphiarthroses
The cup like cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone that receives the head of femur bone
Acetabulum
Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Membrane that covers the ends of bones forming a joint
Articular cartilage
The skull, vertebrae and ribs and sternum
Axial Skeleton
A small sac filled with fluid and located at friction points, especially joints.
Bursa
Tiny canals in bones that radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae.
Canaliculi
Elastic end of bone
Cartilage
A mature cartilage cell.
Chondrocytes
The bone material that makes up the diaphysis or shaft section of the bone
Compact bone
The shaft section of a long bone.
Diaphysis
A freely movable joint.
Diathroses
Fetal and newborn bone growth and formation.
Endochondrial ossification
Membrane lining a bone cavity.
Endosteum
The end of a long bone.
Epiphyses
The growth plate at the end of a long bone.
Epiphyseal plate
Bones that are flat - sternum.
Flat bones
Openings in newborns skill (soft spot).
Fontanels
Formation of blood cells.
Hematopoiesis
A section of the coxal bone or hip bone.
Ilium
Space between ribs.
Intercostal space
Bones that are not flat, long or short
Irregular bones
The sit down bone (part of the coxal bone).
Ischium