Chapter 7.4 Skeletal System Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 appendicular skeleton | the bones that form the limbs or extremities of the body |
| axial skeleton | the bones of the skull, rib cage, and spinal column; the bones that form the trunk of the body |
| carpals | bone of the wrist |
| clavicles | collarbone |
| cranium | part of the skull; the eight bones of the head that enclose the brain |
| diaphysis | profuse or excessive perspiration, or sweating |
| endosteum | membrane lining the medullary canal of a bone |
| epiphysisthe | end or head at the extremity of a long bone |
| femur | thigh bone of the leg; the longest and strongest bone in the body |
| fibula | outer and smaller bone of the lower leg |
| fontanels | area between the cranial bones where the bones have not fused together; "soft spots" in the skull of an infant |
| foramina | a passage or opening; a hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass |
| humerus | long bone of the upper arm |
| joints | an articulation, or area where two bones meet or join |
| ligaments | fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
| medullary canal | inner, or central, poertiono of a long bone |
| metacarpals | bone of the hand between the wrist and each finger |
| metatarsals | bone of the foot between the instep and each toe |
| os coxae | the hipbone; formed by the union of the ilium, ischium, and pubis |
| patella | the kneecap |
| periosteum | fibrous membrane that covers the bones except at joint areas |
| phalanges | bones of the fingers and toes |
| radius | long bone of the forearm, between the wrist and elbow |
| red marrow | soft tissue in the epiphyses of long bones |
| ribs | also called costae; 12 pairs of narrow, curved bones that surround the thoracic cavity |
| scalpula | shoulder blade or bone |
| sinuses | cavity or air space in a bone |
| skeletal system | made of organs called bones |
| sternum | breastbone |
| sutures | surgical stitch used to join the diges of an incision or wound; also, an area where bones join or fuse together |
| tarsals | oneof seven bones that forms the instep of the foot |
| tibia | inner and larger bone of the lower leg, between the knee and ankle |
| ulna | long bone in the forearm, between the wrist and elbow |
| vertebrae | bones of the spinal column |
| yellow marrow | soft tissue in the diaphyses of long bones |
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