Bones and bone structure Summary Anatomy 2023

Epiphysis - correct answers The swollen end of a long bone Diaphysis - correct answers Long main portion of a bone (shaft) Articulation - correct answers The point of connection between two bones (joint) Periosteum - correct answers A fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone Compact Bone - correct answers Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone Spongy Bone - correct answers Layer of Bone tissue that has many small spaces and is found just inside the layer of compact bone Bone Marrow - correct answers Soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells Osteocyte - correct answers Bone cells Osteoclast - correct answers Break down bone ("bone crusher") Osteoblast - correct answers Bone forming cells ("bone builder") Osteon - correct answers The basic unit of structure of compact bone. The central canal and the concentric osseous lamellae encircling it, occurring in compact bone (haversian system) Lacunae - correct answers Small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes Epiphyseal Plate - correct answers Layer of hyaline cartilage that allows the diaphysis of bone to grow