Skeleton System Bone Structure Flashcards


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Compact Bone

Thick, solid part of the bone

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Cancellous bone

Spongy latticework occupying the medullary cavity and filled with bone marrow.

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Periosteum

Tough, fibrous membrane covering the nonarticular surfaces of all bones, which serves as an attachment for ligaments and tendons

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Articular Surface

The surface covered in a smooth layer of cartilage over the epiphysis in which one bone forms a joint with another bone, providing a range of motion

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Medullar cavity

Marrow-filled space within the diaphysis

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Endosteum

Layer of bone that lines the medullar cavity which is similar in structure to ther periosteum but is thinner

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Apophysis

Bony process of a bone

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Cortex

Compact bone surrounding the medullary cavity