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Chapter 6: Bone Tissue and Skeletal System Selected Vocabulary

Name: ________________________

Date: _________________________
Across
wide section at each end of a long bone; filled with spongy bone and red marrow
(also, cancellous bone) trabeculated osseous tissue that supports shifts in weight distribution
completely ossified remnant of the epiphyseal plate
hard, dense connective tissue that forms the structural elements of the skeleton
cell responsible for forming new bone
thin and curved bone; serves as a point of attachment for muscles and protects internal organs
small, round bone embedded in a tendon; protects the tendon from compressive forces
bone of complex shape; protects internal organs from compressive forces
production of blood cells, which occurs in the red marrow of the bones
delicate membranous lining of a bone’s medullary cavity
connective tissue in the interior cavity of a bone where hematopoiesis takes place
where two bone surfaces meet
Down
connective tissue in the interior cavity of a bone where fat is stored
cube-shaped bone that is approximately equal in length, width, and thickness; provides limited motion
tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of a long bone
small opening in the middle of the external surface of the diaphysis, through which an artery enters the bone to provide nourishment
semi-rigid connective tissue found on the skeleton in areas where flexibility and smooth surfaces support movement
cylinder-shaped bone that is longer than it is wide; functions as a lever
bone tissue; a hard, dense connective tissue that forms the structural elements of the skeleton
fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of bone and continuous with ligaments
bone markings where part of the surface sticks out above the rest of the surface, where tendons and ligaments attach
(singular = trabecula) spikes or sections of the lattice-like matrix in spongy bone
(also, Haversian system) basic structural unit of compact bone; made of concentric layers of calcified matrix