Bones
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bone | highly specialized connective tissue whose matrix is hard and calcified |
| cartilage | specialized, fibrous connective tissue that has the consistency of a firm plasma |
| cancellous bone | contains trabeculae; spongy bone |
| compact bone | dense bone |
| diaphysis | shaft of long bone |
| epiphysis | end of long bone |
| myeloid tissue | red bone marrow |
| periosteum | tough, connective tissue covering bone |
| havresian system | circular arrangement of calcified matrix and cells that give microscopic bone its characteristic appearance |
| canaliculus | narrow tubular passage in compact bone |
| haversian canal | canal in bone that runs parallel to long axis |
| Volkmann's canals | communicating canals between Haversian canals that contain blood vessels to carry blood fromexterior surface of bone to the osteons |
| trabeculae | needle-like threads of spongy bone that surround a network of spaces |
| osteoblast | bone forming cell |
| osteoclast | bone destroying cell |
| osteocyte | bone cell |
| hematopoiesis | process of blood cell formation |
| primary ossification center | where a blood vessel enters the cartilage of a developing bone at the midpoint of the diaphysis to initiate bone formation |
| secondary ossification center | growth center located in the epiphysis of long bones |
| epiphyseal plate | growth plate |
| elastic cartilage | cartilage with elastin |
| hyaline cartilage | most common type; appears gelatinous and glossy |
| fibrocartilage | cartilage with the greatest number of collagen fibers; strongest and durable |
| chondrocyte | cartilage cell |
| perichondrium | fibrous covering of cartilage structures |
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