Vocab. Human Anatomy: Skeletal System

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distinctive surface feature on bone

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Bone marking

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soft substance in which blood cells are produced; found in cancellous bone

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Bone marrow

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light, porous inner layer of bone; also called spongy bone

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Cancellous bone

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flexible connective tissue made of collagen and elastin proteins

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Cartilage

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hard, dense outer layer of bone; also called compact bone

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Cortical bone

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thin vascular membrane covering cavities within bone

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Endosteum

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location at which bones or bone and cartilage come together; also known as articulation; include types classified by function: synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis and diarthrosis; as well as types classified by structure: fibrous; cartilaginous and synovial

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Joint

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tough, dense, fibrous connective tissue connecting bones and cartilages to other bones and cartilages

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Ligament

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group of bones forming the thigh, leg and foot

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Lower limb

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bone cell responsible for developing bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid

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Osteoblast

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bone cells responsible for resorbing old or damaged bone

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Osteoclast

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mature inactive osteoblast incorporated in mature bone

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Osteocyte

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group of bones attaching the upper limb to the axial skeleton

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Pectoral girdle

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group of bones attaching the lower limbs to the axial skeleton

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Pelvic girdle

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thin outer layer of connective tissue covering bones

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Periosteum

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body’s framework of bones, cartilage and other connective tissues

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Skeletal system

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group of bones forming the head

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Skull

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group of bones forming the thoracic cavity of the chest

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Thoracic cage

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group of bones forming the arm, forearm and hand

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Upper limb

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group of irregular bones extending the length of the body’s axis; also known as the spinal column or spine

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Vertebral column