Skeletal system key terms

5. Bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
7. bones that have roughly equal lengths and widths.
8. includes the skeletal elements within the limbs, as well as supporting shoulder girdle pectoral and pelvic girdle.
9. relating to the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull.
12. a thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
13. The end part of a long bone.
14. The shaft of a long bone.
16. a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced
18. a small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane in the framework of a body organ or part
20. each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
21. a denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton.
22. bones that have a variety of shapes and most are connected to several other bones.
23. bones with a long longitudinal axes and expanded ends.
25. a large multinucleate bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.

1. a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine.
2. a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone
3. Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.
4. bones that are plate like structures with broad surfaces.
6. the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body
10. the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
11. the natural process of bone formation
15. Dense connective tissue covering the surface of the bone.
17. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
19. a structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.
24. a very porous type of bone that is usually located at the ends of the long bones.