Key Terms Related to Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
This text highlights key terms important for the study of the functions of the skeletal system; bone classification; bone structure; bone formation & development; fractures: bone repair; exercise, nutrition, hormones, & bone tissue; and calcium homeostasis: interactions of the skeletal system & other organ systems.
Topics
- articular cartilage
- articulation
- bone
- canaliculi
- cartilage
- central canal
- closed reduction
- compact bone
- diaphysis
- diploe
- endochondral ossification
- endosteum
- epiphyseal line
- epiphyseal plate
- epiphysis
- external callus
- flat bone
- fracture
- fracture hematoma
- hematopoiesis
- hole
- hypercalcemia
- hypocalcemia
- internal callus
- intramembranous ossification
- irregular bone
- lacunae
- long bone
- medullary cavity
- modelling
- nutrient foramen
- open reduction
- orthopaedist
- osseous tissue
- ossification
- ossification center
- osteoblast
- osteoclast
- osteocyte
- osteogenic cell
- osteoid
- osteon
- osteoporosis
- perforating canal
- perichondrium
- periosteum
- primary ossification center
- projection
- proliferative zone
- red marrow
- remodelling
- reserve zone
- secondary ossification center
- sesamoid bone
- short bone
- system
- spongy bone
- trabeculae
- yellow marrow
- zone of calcified matrix
- zone of maturation and hypertrophy