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ramus
extension of a bone at an angle to the rest of the bone
trochanter
large rough projection at ligament attachment place
tuberosity
small rough projection at ligament attachment place
tubercle
small round projection at ligament attachment place
crest
big ridge
line
small ridge
head
expanded end of the epiphysis that fits into a joint and has a neck
neck
connection between epiphysis and diaphysis
condyle
smooth, rounded articular process
trochlea
smooth, grooved articular process
facet
flat articular surface
spine
pointed process
articular
of or relating to joints
fossa
shallow depression
sulchus
narrow groove
foramen
opening for blood vessels
fissure
long opening
canal
passageway through a bone
sinus
chamber within a bone
periosteum
outer covering of the bone
endosteum
inner covering of the bone and its marrow
epiphyseal plate
endochondral ossification site
ossification center
ossification starts here
cellular periosteum
inside layer of the periosteum
fibrous periosteum
outside layer of periosteum
osteon
basic functional unit of the bone
lamellae
calcified matrices in the dense bone
lacunae
bone pockets
canaliculi
small bone channels
Haversian system
another name for osteon
Haversian canal
central canal of an osteon
canal of Volkmann
perforating canal in an osteon
trabecula
rod or wall in the sponge bone
diaphysis
bone shaft
epiphysis
bone end
epiphysis
holds the red bone marrow
diaphysis
holds the yellow bone marrow
red bone marrow
makes blood cells
yellow bone marrow
stores nutrients and lipids
osteoclast
big cell eroding the bone
osteocyte
mature bone cell
osteoblast
premature bone cell that produces the bone
medullary cavity
empty space that holds the marrow
hemopoiesis
blood formation process
hemoglobin
accounts for the red color of the red bone marrow
PTH
stimulates osteoclasts
calcitonin
stimulates osteoblasts
intramembranous ossification
primary ossification in embryos and skull bones
endochondral ossification
this ossification type elongates bones
epicondyle
projection above the condyle
fovea
tiny depression
meatus
tubelike passage
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