| Term | Definition |
|---|
| articular cartilage | hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints |
| bursa | a saclike, fluid-filled structure, lined with synovial membrane, near a joint |
| cartilaginous joint | two or more bones joined by cartilage |
| compact bone | dense tissue in which cells are organized in osteons with no spaces |
| diaphysis | the shaft of a long bone |
| endochondral bone | bone that beins as hyaline cartilage that is subsequently replaced by bone tissue |
| epiphyseal plate | cartilaginous layer within the long bone epiphysis that grows |
| epiphysis | the end of a long bone |
| fibrous joint | two or more bones joined by connective tissue containing many fibers |
| hemopoiesis | the production of blood cells |
| intramembranous bone | bone that forms from membranelike layers of primative connective tissue |
| lever | a simple mechanical device consisting of a rod, fulcrum, weight, and a source of energy that is applied to some point on the rod |
| marrow | connective tissue in spaces within bones that includes blood-forming stem cells |
| medullary cavity | cavity containing marrow within the diaphysis of long bone |
| meniscus | fibrocartilage that separates the articulating surfaces of bones in the knee |
| osteoblast | a bone-forming cell |
| osterclast | a cell that erodes bone |
| osteocyte | a mature bone cell |
| periosteum | fibrous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone |
| spongy bone | bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces; cancellous bone |
| synovial joint | a freely movable joint |
| hyoid bone | bone located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx |
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