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

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

thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space

dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton. Ex. long bones (femur), short bones (carpals), flat bones (scapula), and sesamoid bones (patella)

one of the mineral constituents of bone. Calcium phosphate is the major calcium salt in bones

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

flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth plate, and on joint surface

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

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, occopital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone

flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae

cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton

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

bones of the face;lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic

narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones

soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant

opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. The foramen magnim is the opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes

shallow cavity in a bone

minute spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone

round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula, and the medical malleolus is part of the tibia

upper portion of the sternum; articulatees with the medial aspect of the clavicle

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

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

flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis (shaft) and the epiphyseal plate (in this term, meta-means between)

large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow

bone tissue

process of bone formation

bone cell that helps form bony tissue

bone cell that aborbs and removes unwanted bony tissue

membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue

mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium

are of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis. They are joined (sym-=together, -physis=to grow) by a fibrocartilaginous disk

found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis

twelve pairs of curved bones that form the chest wall. True ribs are the first 7 pairs; false ribs are pairs 8 to 10; floatingribs are pairs 11 and 12

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

hollow air cavity within a bone

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

immovable joint between bones, such as the skull (cranium)

connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

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

rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

individual segments of the spine composed of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, and lamina, enclosing the neural canal

lower, narrow portion of the sternum

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