Skeletal System Vocab

2. firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms
5. A membrane lining the inner surface of the bony wall
6. produced by cells in the endosteum
7. any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
11. example are carpals in the wrist
12. a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined
13. produced by cells in the periosteum
15. dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance
16. made mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells
17. example is a sternum

1. the shaft or central part of a long bone
3. a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate
4. the cells required for bone synthesis and mineralization, both during the initial formation of bone and during bone remodelling
8. a partial or complete break in the bone
9. your bodies central framework
10. contains synovial fluid, secreted by the synovial membrane
14. example is a femur