Bones - General Terms
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- CANALICULI
- the narrow channels through which the osteocytes extend
- CANALICULUS
- singular form of canaliculi
- CANCELLOUS BONE
- a spongy structure, refers mostly to bone tissue
- CORTICAL BONE
- adjective form of the term "cortex" which refers to the outer layer
- DIAPHYSES
- plural form of diaphysis
- DIAPHYSIS
- main shaft of a long bone
- ENDOSTEUM
- thin membrane which lines the marrow cavity of a bone
- EPIPHYSES
- plural form of epiphysis
- EPIPHYSIS
- expanded ends of bones
- LACUNA
- singular form of lacuane
- LACUNAE
- small cavities containing mature bone cells
- METAPHYSIS
- part of the bone which is located between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
- OSTEOCYTES
- mature bone cells
- PERIOSTEUM
- connective tissue membrane which covers the bone