Description

a bone cell
a joint that allows movement in only one plane, e.g. a knee or elbow joint
the shaft or central part of a long bone
joint that is an ovoid articular surface, or condyle that is received into an elliptical cavity
a natural or manufactured joint or coupling, such as the hip joint, in which a partially spherical end lies in a socket, allowing multi directional movement and rotation.
a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.
where red blood cells and some white blood cells are formed
the bones that make up the vertebral column and skull
a layer of membrane around a tendon. It permits the tendon to stretch and not adhere to the surrounding fascia
the end part of a long bone
a large multinucleate bone cell that absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing
joint that permit sliding or gliding movements in the plane of articular surfaces
is composed of 126 bones in the human body
painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints
is a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton
a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.
type of joint covered with cartilage
a structure within the vertebral column to house the spinal cord and nerve bundles
A type of osseous tissue consisting of closely packed osteons and forms the extremely hard exterior of bones.
A yellowish flexible cartilage
cartilage that contains fibrous bundles of collagen
A type of joint made with articulation in which the bones are connected by a fibrous tissue, mainly collagen
break or cause to break
a space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures not fully formed
a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis
persists in human adults at the ends of bones in free-moving joints as articular cartilage
a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
is a type of synovial joint.
a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles.
a disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency
A joint  with saddle-shaped articular surfaces that are convex in one direction and concave in another and that allow movements in all directions except axial rotation
is found at the ends of long bones, as well as in the pelvic bones, ribs, skull, and the vertebrae in the spinal column.
a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint

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