AP ch. 7 Vocab

_______ have long longitudinal axes and expanded ends. Example: femur

• long bone

• short bone

• seasmoid bone

• flat bone

_______ have a variety of shapes and most are connected to several other bones. Example: vertebrae

• flat bone

• short bone

• Irregular bones

• sesamoid bone

A tough covering of dense connective tissue that completely encloses the bone except for the articular cartilage on the bone's ends; it is firmly attached to the bone; helps form and repair bone tissue

• epiphysis

• periosteum

• diaphysis

• compact bone

______ have roughly equal lengths and widths. Example: wrist bone

• irregular bone

• long bone

• flat bone

• short bone

A special type of small bone that is typically small and nodular and develops within a tendon or adjacent to a joint

• short bone

• sesamoid bone

• irregular bone

• long bone

an expanded portion at each end of a long bone that forms a joint with another bone

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

• periosteum

• marrow

hyaline cartilage that coats the outer surface of the articulating portion of the epiphysis

• marrow

• lamella

• articular cartilage

• endosteum

platelike structures with broad surfaces. Example: ribs

• irregular bones

• long bones

• short bones

• flat bones

connective tissue in spaces in bones that includes blood-forming stem cells

• articular cartilage

• marrow

• spongy bone

• compact bone

branching bony plate that separates irregular spaces within spongy bone

• lamella

• medullary cavity

• lacunae

• trabecula