Lom Chapter 15 Bones Vocabulary

Front 1

rounded depression or socket in the pelvis- which joins the femur, forming the hip joint

Back 1

acetabulum

Front 2

outward extension of the shoulder bone forming the point of the shoulder. It lies over the shoulder joint and touches and moves with the clavicle

Back 2

acromion

Front 3

thin layer of cartilage occurring at the ends of long bones and covering any part of any bone that comes together with another bone to form a joint

Back 3

articular cartilage

Front 4

dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton

Back 4

bone

Front 5

lattice like- spongy porous - trabecular bone

Back 5

cancellous bone

Front 6

one of the mineral constituents of bone- eg. calcium phosphate

Back 6

calcium

Front 7

flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton at the epiphyseal growth plate and on joint surfaces

Back 7

cartilaginous tissue

Front 8

dense connective tissue strands found in bone

Back 8

collagen

Front 9

Knuckle like process at the end of a bone near the joint

Back 9

condyle

Front 10

hard, dense bone tissue

Back 10

compact bone

Front 11

skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

Back 11

cranial bones

Front 12

shaft or midportion of a long bone

Back 12

diaphysis

Front 13

flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae

Back 13

disk or disc

Front 14

cartaliginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton

Back 14

epiphyseal plate

Front 15

each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate

Back 15

epiphysis

Front 16

bones of the face: lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, nasal, vomer and zygomatic

Back 16

facial bones

Front 17

Narrow, slit like opening in or between bones

Back 17

fissure

Front 18

Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant

Back 18

fontanelle

Front 19

opening or passage in bones where blood vessels, nerves or both enter and leave.

Back 19

foramen

Front 20

shallow cavity in a bone

Back 20

fossa

Front 21

minute spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone

Back 21

haversian canals

Front 22

round process on both sides of the ankle joint.

Back 22

malleolus

Front 23

upper portion of the sternum; articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle

Back 23

manubrium

Front 24

round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

Back 24

mastoid process

Front 25

central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone

Back 25

medullary cavity

Front 26

the flared portion of a long bone, lying between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate

Back 26

metaphysis

Front 27

large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow

Back 27

olecranon

Front 28

bone tissue

Back 28

osseous tissue

Front 29

process of bone formation

Back 29

ossification

Front 30

bone cell that helps form bone tissue

Back 30

osteoblast

Front 31

bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue

Back 31

osteoclast

Front 32

membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissues

Back 32

periosteum

Front 33

mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium

Back 33

phosphorus

Front 34

area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones. They are joined by a fibro- cartilaginous disc

Back 34

pubic symphysis

Front 35

found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis

Back 35

red bone marrow

Front 36

these 24 elongated curved bones form the bony wall of the chest

Back 36

ribs

Front 37

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

Back 37

sella turcica

Front 38

hollow cavity in a bone

Back 38

sinus

Front 39

pole-like process on the temporal bone

Back 39

styloid process

Front 40

joint between bones, such as skull

Back 40

suture

Front 41

connection between the temporal base of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

Back 41

temporomandibular joint

Front 42

supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous(spongy) bone

Back 42

trabeculae

Front 43

large process on lateral proximal aspect of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons

Back 43

trochanter

Front 44

rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons

Back 44

tubercle

Front 45

rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendon

Back 45

tuberosity

Front 46

an individual backbone

Back 46

vertebra

Front 47

lower, narrow portion of the sternum

Back 47

xiphoid process

Front 48

fatty tissue found in the diaphysis of long bones in older individuals

Back 48

yellow bone marrow