Name: _________________________________
Class Period:_________________
The Skeletal System Vocabulary
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____________________ - Joint, place of junction between two bones.
Bursa-_____________________________________________________________________
____________________- Spongy or lattice-like structure.
Cartilage - ________________________________________________________________
____________________ - White protein fibers of the skin, tendons, bone and
cartilage.
6. Compact - ________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________ - Having progressively less function.
8. Extremities - _____________________________________________________________
9. ____________________- Band of fibrous tissue that connects bones and supports
joints.
10. Marrow - _________________________________________________________________
11. ____________________- Pertaining to the correction of deformities.
12. Periosteum - _____________________________________________________________
13. ____________________- Loss of bone tissue caused by the action of specialized
cells (osteoclasts).
14. Synovial - _________________________________________________________________
15. ____________________- Fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached to a bone.
Review Questions
1. Use the following terms in one or more sentences that correctly relate their
meaning: Collagen, Ligament, Synovial, Tendon
2. Describe the 5 functions of the skeletal system
a. _____
b. _____
c. _____
d. _____
e. _____
3. Describe 6 types of joint movement.
a. _____
b. _____
c. _____
d. _____
e. _____
f. _____