specialized bone cells that build new bone tissue ...

the process of bone formation ...

a Haversian system

the first cervial vertibra, the ______________ is specialized to provide the connection between the bone of the skull and the spinal column

fibrous connective tissue membrane that surrounds and protects the shaft of long bones

carpal bones are...

the epiphysis is ...

What is bursae?

central hollow in the long bones

tiny cavities laid out in concentric circles around the Haversian canals

fibrocartilaginous cushions between vertebral bodies that allow bending of the spine and help to create the normal spinal curvatures

specialized with an upward projection called the odontoid process, on which the atlas rotates, this is the second cervical vertebra

scapula

what is the patella?

what is the thigh bone called?

specialized bone cells that resorb bone tissue

openings in the infant skull through which a baby's pulse can be felt...

another word for the breast bone is the sternum

what is an injury involving displacement of a bone from its joint socket?

a growth plate near the ends of long bones where osteoblast activity increases bone length

Scoliosis is a disorder or the spine that causes one to be hunched over

two fused bones bones that form the upper jaw, house the upper teeth, and connect to all the other bones of the face, with the exception of the mandible

injuries caused by abnormal motion of the articulating bones that result in overstretching or tearing of ligaments, tendons, or other connective tissues crossing a joint

sutures are joints in which irregularly grooved, articulating bone sheets join closely and are tightly connected by fibrous tissues

small bones of the ankle

consisting of five-fused vertebrae, this forms the posterior for the pelvic girdle

What is a hinge joint