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Sesamoid bones
Round bones. Usually small and nodular.
Epiphysis
The end of a long bone.
Diaphysis
The shaft of the bone, between the epiphyses.
Periosteum
A cascular covering of fibrous tissue.
Trabeculae
Spongy bone consists of many branching bony plates
Endosteum
A thin membrane containing bone forming cells.
Marrow
A specialized type of soft connective tissue.
Osteon
Layers of extracellular matrix concentrically clustered around a central canal from a cylinder-shaped unit.
Endochondral
Most of bones of the skeleton are endochondral bones. They develop from masses of hyaline cartilage shaped like future bony structures.
Sutures
Immovable joint, such as that between flat bones of the skull.
Axial bones
Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk.
Appendicular bones
Pertaining ot the uper or lower bones besides the head, neck, and trunk.
Frontal
Pretaining to the forehead.
Parietal
Pretaining to the wall of an organ or cavity.
Occipital
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