Vocabulary - Bones

rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint

outward extension of the soulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.

thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint spaces

dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton

one of the mineral constituents of bone

spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of the bone

flexible, rubbery connective tissue. found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth blate, and on the joint surfaces

dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissue

hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones

knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint

• skull bones
• (ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal)

shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone

flat, round, plate-like structure

band of cartilage, making new bone cells (helps them grow in length)

each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate

• bones of the face
• (lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic)

crack that allows a nerve or vessel to go through a bone

soft spots between skull bones of an infant

opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

• depression/ditch, allows a muscle/tendon to attach deeper inside a bone
• shallow cavity in a bone

allows blood vessels and nerves to supply the bone

ankle bones

upper part of the sternum

bump behind the ear

centeral, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone

where the bone flars out a little bit (heals faster than diaphysis)

bump on back of the elbow

"osseous" means bony. bony tissue

process of bone formation

bone cell that helps form bony tissue

bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue

membrane surrounding bones, ability to make new bones

mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium

where pubic bone comes together

bloody bone marrow (found in cancellus bone)

area of muscle attachment

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

hollow air cavity within a bone

pole-like process extending downard from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

immovable joint between bones, such as the skull

connection on either side of hte head betweent emporal bone of skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

• supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone
• provides strength in bones

large process at the neck of the femur; attachment site for tendons of the hip musculature

rounded, small process on a bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

rounded process on a bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

lower, narrow portion of the sternum

fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones