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Skeletal System
Describe | Answer |
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Process by which Cartilage becomes bone | Intracartilagenous Ossification |
Ossification | The process by which bones are formed |
Two parts of the Skeletal System | The Appendiculur skeleton and the Axial skeleton |
Epiphysis | The extremities or ends of the bone |
Metaphysis | The region in a mature bone where the Diaphysis meets the Epiphysis |
Diaphysis | The shaft or long main portion of the bone |
Medullary cavity | The space within the Diaphysis which contains Bone Marrow |
Endosteum | A layer of Osteoblasis - the cells responsible for forming new bone tissue within the Medullary cavity |
Periosteum | A dense white fibrous covering around the surface of the bone apart from areas covered by articular cartilage |
Articular Cartilage | Athin layer of Hyaline Cartilage |
Types of Bones | Long,flat , short , regular , sesamoid |