Skeletal System Vocab

a injury in which the ligaments are stretched too far and tear in place

• Fracture

• Osteoporosis

• Sprain

• Dislocation

joints in the body connect bones in a way that allows little or no movement

• Movable Joint

• Cartilage

• Immovable Joint

• Sprain

is a denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton, found beneath the periosteum

• Spongy Bone

• Bone Marrow

• Joint

• Compact Bone

a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced

• Bone Marrow

• Cartiliage

• Movable Joint

• Spongy Bone

is a place in the body where two bones come together.

• Immovable Joint

• Movable Joint

• Joint

• Fracture

break in the bone, can be simple or compound

• Sprain

• Dislocation

• Fracture

• X-Ray

test that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of the body's organs and structures

• X-Ray

• Osteoporosis

• Periosteum

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

very thin layer of connective tissue that promotes proper bone growth and development, delivers blood and nutrients to the bones, and it covers most of the bones in your body.

• Cartilage

• Periosteum

• Bone Marrow

• Spongy Bone

a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue

• Osteoporosis

• Sprain

• Fracture

• Dislocation

allow the body to make a wide range of movements.

• Joint

• Bone

• Immovable Joint

• Movable Joint