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| Cartilage covering the ends of bones forming a joint |
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| A joint formed between two bones |
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| Dense bone tissue formed of numerous tightly packed osteons |
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Endochondral ossification |
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The formation of bone tissue within cartilage |
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The enlarged ends of a long bone |
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Intramembranous ossification |
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| The formation of bone tissue within a fibrous membrane |
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| A band or cord of fibrous connective tissue that joins bones together at movable joints |
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| The cavity within the shaft of a long bone that is filled with yellow marrow |
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A bone cell that deposits matrix |
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| A bone cell that breaks down bone matrix |
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A bone cell occupying a lacuna |
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| An air-filled cavity in a bone located near the nasal cavity |
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The fibrous membrane that covers bones |
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| Bone tissue that contains numerous spaces filled with red marrow |
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Functions of the Skeletal System |
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1. Support
2. Protection
3. Attachment sites for skeletal muscles
4. Blood cell production
5. Mineral storage |
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1. Long Bones
2. Short Bones
3. Flat Bones
4. Irregular Bones |
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| articulate with adjacent bones to form joints, covered by an articular (hyaline) cartilage |
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Part that is in between the
epiphysis and diaphysis |
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epiphyseal plate or epiphyseal(mature bones) |
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-forms the interior of small bones, skull bones and the epiphyses in long bones
-formed of thin rods or plates called trabeculae
-contains red marrow |
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| catvity that extends the length of the diaphysis(shaft) |
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Membrane that lines the medullary cavity |
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endosteum
(filled with fatty yellow marrow) |
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