Skeletal System Key Terms

2. The natural process of bone formation.
7. A layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine.
10. The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
11. Bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
14. Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.
16. The end part of a long bone.
20. Dense connective tissue covering the surface of the bone.
21. A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone
22. A thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
23. A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane in the framework of a body organ or part
24. The formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body.
25. Bones that are plate like structures with broad surfaces.

1. Includes the skeletal elements within the limbs, as well as supporting shoulder girdle pectoral and pelvic girdle.
3. A large multinucleated bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
4. A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced.
5. 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.
6. Relating to the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull.
8. The shaft of a long bone.
9. Bones with a long longitudinal axis and expanded ends.
12. a very porous type of bone that is usually located at the ends of the long bones.
13. a denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton.
15. Bones that are roughly equal lengths and widths.
17. A cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
18. Bones that have a variety of shapes and most are connected to several other bones.
19. A structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.