Flashcards: Anatomy of Bone
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 red marrow | functions in hematopoiesis |
| yellow marrow | fat storage |
| articular cartilage | covers end of bones and cushions joints |
| diaphysis | shaft of bone |
| spongy bone | type of bone tissue found at the end of bones |
| epiphyseal plate | site of longitudinal bone growth |
| epiphysis | end of bone, made up of spongy bone |
| medullary cavity | hollow center of bone shaft; contains marrow |
| osteocyte | mature bone cell |
| perforating fibers | connects periosteum to bone |
| periosteum | outer covering of bone shaft |
| foramen | opening in bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass |
| head | projection on bone that form joints |
| trochanter | projection on bone where muscles or ligaments attach |
| extracellular matrix | nonliving material that surrounds living bone cells |
| central canal | runs lengthwise through bone and carries blood vessels and nerves |
| lamallae | concentric circles found in bones |
| lacunae | house bone cells |
| canaliculi | branch off central canal to feed all bone cells |
| perforating canal | connects central canals with each other |
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