Skeletal System

Front 1

(a band or ligament)
A fibrous joint connected by a ligament
(distal articulation between tibia and fibula)

Back 1

Syndresmosis

Front 2

A rigid cartilaginous connection between bones of the same skeletal element
(epiphyseal plate)

Back 2

synchondrosis

Front 3

Between teeth and jaws

Back 3

Gomphosis

Front 4

Where bones interlock
(skull sections)

Back 4

suture

Front 5

Free movement joints

Back 5

Diathrosis

Front 6

Joints that allow little movement
right and left halves of pelvis, between adjacent vertebrae

Back 6

Amphiarthrosis

Front 7

A joint that does not permit movement
(sutures)

Back 7

synarthrosis

Front 8

Joints

Back 8

Articulations

Front 9

An increase in the angle between articulating bones

Back 9

extention

Front 10

Movement in the anterior-posterior plane that reduces the angle between the articulating elements.

Back 10

Flexion

Front 11

Ossification of existing hyaline cartilage.

Back 11

Endochondrial Ossification

Front 12

Protein and mineral components are removed and replaced.

Back 12

Remodeling

Front 13

Beginning in embryonic or fetal connective tissue or fibrous connective tissue.

Back 13

Intramembranous Ossification

Front 14

The process of replacing other tissues within the bone.

Back 14

Ossification

Front 15

Production of new bone

Back 15

Osteogenesis

Front 16

Release of stored minerals
resorption
Helps regulate calcium and phosphate

Back 16

Osteolysis

Front 17

Cells responsible for production of new bone

Back 17

Osteoblast

Front 18

Giant cells with 50 or more nuclei
Disolve bony matrix

Back 18

Osteoclast

Front 19

Spongy bone - No osteons. Instead these are formed in rods or plates.

Back 19

Trabeculae

Front 20

Haversian canal - contain one or more blood vessels.

Back 20

Central Canal

Front 21

Basic functional unit of compact bone.

Back 21

Osteon

Front 22

Small channels radiating through the matrix - interlocking lacunae and linking them to blood vessels.

Back 22

canaliculi

Front 23

Narrow sheets of calcified matrix

Back 23

Lamellae

Front 24

Small pockets containing osteocytes.

Back 24

Lacunae

Front 25

Bone cells in both compact and spongy bone

Back 25

Osteocytes

Front 26

cellular lining inside bone

Back 26

endosteum

Front 27

Outer surface of bone

Back 27

periosteum

Front 28

Expanded ends of long bones

Back 28

epiphysis

Front 29

Long bones central shaft

Back 29

diaphysis

Front 30

Bone
A supportive connective tissue - contains specialized cells and matrix of extracellular protein fibers and ground substance

Back 30

Osseous Tissue

Front 31

Small pockets of connective tissue containing synovial fluid
*reduce friction
*shock absorbers

Back 31

Bursae

Front 32

Protect the articular cartilages and act as packing material

Back 32

Fat Pads

Front 33

Shock absorbing fibrocartiage pads

Back 33

Menisci

Front 34

(Surrounding joint) fibrous Inner surface of joint capsule lined with synovial membrane

Back 34

Joint Capsule

Front 35

fluid within the joint cavity providing lubrication that reduces friction between moving surfaces in joint.

Back 35

Synovial Fluid

Front 36

Fibrous joint covering where two bones meet

Back 36

Articular cartilage

Front 37

Permit wide range of movement

Back 37

Synovial Joints

Front 38

Cartilaginous joint separated by fibrocartilage pad
(Between right and left halves of pelvis)

Back 38

Symphysis