Skeletal System Vocabulary

5. a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide.
6. your body's central framework
7. made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone.
9. firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints.
11. the type of joint found between bones that move against each other
13. shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone.
15. any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
16. where red blood cells are created
17. a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.

1. the shaft or central part of a long bone.
2. a location where two or more bones meet.
3. contains synovial fluid secreted by the synovial membrane (synovium), which lines the articular capsule.
4. a small bone commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surfaces
8. marrow that stores fat
10. a partial or complete break in the bone
12. the cells required for bone synthesis and mineralization
14. lighter and less dense than compact bone.