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cortical - Answers dense bone on surfaces of skeletal elements
trabecular - Answers spongy bone inside of skeletal elements (cancellous bone)
siploe - Answers trabecular bone of cranial vault
diaphysis - Answers primary center of ossification
epiphysis - Answers secondary center of ossification
appositional growth - Answers increases diameter by adding new bone under the periosteum
longitudinal growth - Answers increases bone length by addind new bone at the growth plates
(physes)
physes - Answers growth plates
ossification - Answers the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
periosteum - Answers a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their
extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles
palmar - Answers pertaining to the palm of the hand
dorsal - Answers toward the back
ventral - Answers toward the front
plantar - Answers relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot
sagittal section - Answers cut made along the lengthwise plane dividing the body into left and
right sides; midline separation between parietal bones
coronal section - Answers divide the body into anterior and posterior (front and back); runs
horizontally between frontal and parietal bones
transverse section - Answers Cut made along a horizontal plane ( divide the body in upper and
lower region )
cranium - Answers the part of the skull that encloses the brain
maxilla - Answers the upper jawbone in vertebrates; paired bones
mandible - Answers the lower jawbone in vertebrates
, cervical vertebrae - Answers the first set of seven vertebrae that form the neck; also known as
C1 through C7
clavicle - Answers collarbone; bone joining the sternum and the scapula; holds arms away from
torso; not present in fast running mammals such as ungulates and canines
scapula - Answers either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human
beings
sternum - Answers the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of
ribs; breastbone
ribs - Answers are located on each side of the chest (is connected by the sternum).; 24 total, 12
on each side
humerus - Answers bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow; bone of the upper arm
lumbar vertebrae - Answers make up the third set of five vertebrae and form the inward curve of
the lower spine; also known as L1 through L5
radius - Answers the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
ulna - Answers the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
pelvis - Answers the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans
and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates; consists of sacrum and os coxa
carpals - Answers 8 bones of the wrist
metacarpals - Answers the 5 bones that form the palms of the hand
phalanges - Answers the 14 bones of the fingers; the bones of the toes
sacral vertebrae - Answers 5 vertebrae which are fused to form the sacrum in the pelvis (S1-S5)
pubis - Answers one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the
front of the pelvis
femur - Answers the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; upper leg bone extending
from the pelvis to the knee
patella - Answers a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint;
kneecap; covers the junction between the proximal tibia and the distal femur
tibia - Answers the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and
ankle (shin bone)
fibula - Answers the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and
cortical - Answers dense bone on surfaces of skeletal elements
trabecular - Answers spongy bone inside of skeletal elements (cancellous bone)
siploe - Answers trabecular bone of cranial vault
diaphysis - Answers primary center of ossification
epiphysis - Answers secondary center of ossification
appositional growth - Answers increases diameter by adding new bone under the periosteum
longitudinal growth - Answers increases bone length by addind new bone at the growth plates
(physes)
physes - Answers growth plates
ossification - Answers the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
periosteum - Answers a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their
extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles
palmar - Answers pertaining to the palm of the hand
dorsal - Answers toward the back
ventral - Answers toward the front
plantar - Answers relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot
sagittal section - Answers cut made along the lengthwise plane dividing the body into left and
right sides; midline separation between parietal bones
coronal section - Answers divide the body into anterior and posterior (front and back); runs
horizontally between frontal and parietal bones
transverse section - Answers Cut made along a horizontal plane ( divide the body in upper and
lower region )
cranium - Answers the part of the skull that encloses the brain
maxilla - Answers the upper jawbone in vertebrates; paired bones
mandible - Answers the lower jawbone in vertebrates
, cervical vertebrae - Answers the first set of seven vertebrae that form the neck; also known as
C1 through C7
clavicle - Answers collarbone; bone joining the sternum and the scapula; holds arms away from
torso; not present in fast running mammals such as ungulates and canines
scapula - Answers either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human
beings
sternum - Answers the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of
ribs; breastbone
ribs - Answers are located on each side of the chest (is connected by the sternum).; 24 total, 12
on each side
humerus - Answers bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow; bone of the upper arm
lumbar vertebrae - Answers make up the third set of five vertebrae and form the inward curve of
the lower spine; also known as L1 through L5
radius - Answers the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
ulna - Answers the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
pelvis - Answers the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans
and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates; consists of sacrum and os coxa
carpals - Answers 8 bones of the wrist
metacarpals - Answers the 5 bones that form the palms of the hand
phalanges - Answers the 14 bones of the fingers; the bones of the toes
sacral vertebrae - Answers 5 vertebrae which are fused to form the sacrum in the pelvis (S1-S5)
pubis - Answers one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the
front of the pelvis
femur - Answers the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; upper leg bone extending
from the pelvis to the knee
patella - Answers a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint;
kneecap; covers the junction between the proximal tibia and the distal femur
tibia - Answers the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and
ankle (shin bone)
fibula - Answers the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and
