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General Features
Ossification
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Joints
100
Bones that are longer then they are wide
What are long bones
100
Cells that form bone
What are osteoblasts
100
The part of the axial skeleton made up of the brain-case and the face.
What is the skull
100
Another name for the shoulder blade
What is the scapula
100
This is another word for a joint
What is an articulation
200
The soft tissue in the medullary cavities of bone
What is marrow
200
This occurs when osteoblasts begin to produce bone in connective tissue membranes
What is intramembranous ossification
200
This is the central axis of the skeleton
What is the vertebral column
200
The part of the body made up of the ulna and radius
What is the forearm
200
The type of joint that exhibits little or no movement
What are fibrous joints
300
Bones such as the vertebrae and facial bones
What are irregular bones
300
Areas where the process of ossification begins
What are ossification centers
300
These are the most prominent openings in the front of the skull, aside from the orbits
What is the nasal cavity
300
This is where the head of the humerus connects to the scapula
What is the glenoid cavity
300
Freely moving joints that contain fluid
What are synovial joints
400
Dense connective tissue covering the outer surface of bone
What is periosteum
400
The process where chondrocytes increase in number, grow, and then die
What is endochondral ossification
400
The U-shaped bone that provides attachment for tongue muscles
What is the hyoid bone
400
This provides attachment for the arm and chest muscles
What is the coracoid process
400
These consist of pegs fitted into sockets held in place by ligaments
What are gomphoses
500
The part of the body where bones containing red marrow are found, in adults
What is the central axis of the body
500
Forms trabeculae by lining up on remaining calcified matrix
What are osteoblasts
500
The part of the backbone made up of 12 vertebrae
What is thoracic vertebrae
500
This is formed by the bones and ligaments on the anterior side of the wrist
What is a carpal tunnel
500
The name for a pocket of sac that may extend from a synovial membrane
What is a bursa