SkelarL System Flashcards
(29 cards)
Appendicular skeleton
Away from midline of skeletal system
Amphiarthroses
Slightly movable joint
Articular cartilage
Flexible cT
Articulations
The state of being jointed
Axial skeleton
Midline of ss such as vertebrae
Bony thorax
Bony part of the thorax
Cartilaginous joint
Joints connected entirely by cartilage
Compact bone
The dense part of the bone
Diaphysisg
Central part of long bone
Pelvic girdle
Enclosing structure formed by pelvis
Periosteumy
dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.
Red marrow
Inside of adult bone
Short bones
Bones such as carpals
Shoulder girdle
Only arch formed by collarbones
Skull
Head bone
diarthroses
Synovial joint
epiphyseal plate
Hyaline cartilage plate
epiphysis
End part of the long bone
Fibrous joint
Immovable joint
Flat bones
Bones that appear flat like the ribs
intervertebral disks
The cushion of the spinal cord
Irregular bones
Weird bones like the vertebral colum
Ligaments
Connects bone to bone
Long bones
Bones such as phalanges and the femur
