Skeletal Vocab

3. Process – A tooth-like projection on the second cervical vertebra (axis).
5. The process of bone formation.
8. Bone The hard, dense outer layer of bone.
10. Skeleton – The bones of the arms, legs, and girdles (shoulder and pelvis).
11. The end part of a long bone.
13. The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
16. The outer covering of a bone.
17. Acoustic Meatus – The ear canal.
19. Cavity – The central cavity inside a long bone where marrow is stored.
21. Cage – The rib cage.
22. The socket in the hip bone that holds the head of the thigh bone.
25. Girdle – The shoulder bones.
26. The bones in your wrist.
27. Process A small hook-like bone on the shoulder blade.
29. Disc – A cushion of cartilage between the vertebrae in the spine.
30. Bone The lighter, porous inner part of a bone.
32. A cell that breaks down bone.
35. Skeleton – The bones that make up the face.

1. Places where two or more bones me
2. The small, lattice-like pieces of spongy bone.
4. A rounded end of a bone that fits into another bone to form a joint.
6. Bone – Bone that forms directly from connective tissue (without first being cartilage).
7. The process of making blood cells.
9. Girdle – The hip bones.
12. A cell that builds new bone.
14. Soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells or stores fat.
15. Bone – Bones with a complex shape (like the vertebrae).
18. Bones – Thin, flat bones (like the skull or ribs).
20. Column – The spine.
23. Skeleton The part of the skeleton that includes the skull, spine, and rib cage.
24. Bones – Bones that are longer than they are wide (like the thigh or arm bones).
28. capitis A small pit in the head of the thigh bone.
31. Cavity The shallow socket in the shoulder blade that holds the upper arm bone.
33. Bone or Round Bone – A small bone embedded in a tendon (like the kneecap).
34. Bones – Small, cube-shaped bones (like wrist and ankle bones).