Bone Vocabulary Worksheet

Front

Fill in the blank: The distinctive surface feature on bone is called _________.

Back

Bone Marking

Front

Fill in the blank: The soft substance in which blood cells are produced, found in cancellous bone, is called _________.

Back

Bone Marrow

Front

Fill in the blank: The light, porous inner layer of bone, also called spongy bone, is known as _________.

Back

Cancellous Bone

Front

Fill in the blank: The flexible connective tissue made of collagen and elastin proteins is called _________.

Back

Cartilage

Front

Fill in the blank: The hard, dense outer layer of bone, also called compact bone, is known as _________.

Back

Cortical Bone

Front

Fill in the blank: The thin vascular membrane covering cavities within bone is called _________.

Back

Endosteum

Front

Fill in the blank: The location at which bones or bone and cartilage come together, also known as articulation, is called a _________.

Back

Joint

Front

Fill in the blank: The tough, dense, fibrous connective tissue connecting bones and cartilages to other bones and cartilages is called a _________.

Back

Ligament

Front

Fill in the blank: The group of bones forming the thigh, leg and foot is called the _________.

Back

Lower Limb

Front

The bone cell responsible for developing bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid is called an _________

Back

Osteoblast