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The study of bones, including their structure, classification, development, and function.

The part of the skeleton that forms the central axis of the body, including the skull, vertebral column, and thorax.

The part of the skeleton that includes the limbs and their girdles (shoulders and pelvis).

A bone characterized by a long shaft (diaphysis) and two expanded ends (epiphyses), primarily for strong support and movement.

A bone that is roughly cube-shaped, providing stability and support in joints where limited movement is needed.

A bone that is thin and flattened, designed to provide broad surfaces for muscle attachment and protection of underlying structures.

A bone with a complex shape that doesn't fit into the other categories, often supporting specific functions or protecting internal structures.

A bone containing air spaces (sinuses), usually in the skull, for reasons such as reducing weight and enhancing voice resonance.

A small, round bone embedded within tendons or joint capsules, acting to improve tendon function, alter forces, and reduce friction.

Dense, hard bone tissue that forms the outer layer of bones and provides strength and protection.

Spongy bone tissue containing numerous interconnected spaces filled with bone marrow; provides strength with lightweight features.

Tissue within bones that produces blood cells (red marrow for red blood cells and some white blood cells; yellow marrow for fat storage).

The process of blood cell formation occurring in bone marrow.

The organ system consisting of bones, joints, and associated connective tissues that provide structure, support, movement, and protection.

The study of the body's structures that can be seen with the naked eye.

Specialized connective tissue that cushions and protects the ends of bones at joints.

Tough, fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of bones, except at joints.

Specialized connective tissue forming the bulk of bones.

Thin membrane lining the inner surface of bones.

The hollow space within the diaphysis of long bones, filled with bone marrow.

Soft tissue filling the medullary cavity; red marrow produces blood cells, yellow marrow stores fat.

Dense, solid bone tissue that forms the outer layer of bones.

Spongy bone tissue, with a porous network of trabeculae, found inside bones.

Functional unit of compact bone; a cylinder-shaped structure.

Thin, branching structures forming the framework of cancellous bone.

Mature bone cell residing in a lacunae within the bone matrix.

Bone-forming cell that synthesizes bone matrix.

Bone-resorbing cell; breaks down bone tissue.

Process of bone formation and growth, occurring both prenatally and postnatally.

Bone formation directly from mesenchyme (connective tissue).

Bone formation that replaces a cartilage model.

The initial location of bone development within a bone, where mesenchymal cells differentiate into osteoblasts that form the initial bone structure.

Bone-forming cells that secrete the organic matrix of bone, a process that eventually calcifies.

Bone development that replaces a cartilage model of the bone, starting during fetal development, but incomplete in some bones.

The initial, porous bone structure formed from the activity of osteoblasts laying down trabeculae.

Additional centers of bone development that occur after birth in long bones, leading to further bone growth.

The initial layer of bone laid down on the external surface of a cartilage model, signaling the start of endochondral ossification.

Stem cells of the connective tissues that differentiate first into osteogenic cells and then into osteoblasts

The process of bone development in which the fusion of bone parts may not be complete at birth, such as in the infant skull.