The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structures

Haversian canal; contains the blood vessels that supply the osteon

passageways; Volkmann's canals; extend roughly perpendicular to the surface

cylindrical and aligned parallel to the long axis of the bone

fill in the spaces between the osteons in compact bone

occurs at the external and internal surfaces of the bone

concentric, interstitial, and circumferential

the arrangement of spongy bone into parallel struts or thick, branching plates; "a little beam"; spicules

a connective tissue wrapping that is connected to the deep fascia

outer layer or portion of an organ

the two ends of the bone; s. epiphysis; epi - above + physis - growth; separated by a tubular diaphysis, or shaft

tubular; "a growing between"; a shaft

narrow zone that connects the diaphysis to the epiphyses;

a break

covers the outer surface of a bone

makes up the outer layer of the periosteum; dense fibrous connective tissue

makes up the inner layer of the periosteum; contains osteoprogenitor (stem) cells

the collagen fibers incorporated into bone tissue from tendons and from superficial periosteum; Sharpey's fibers

inside the bone; lines the medullary cavity

bone formation

replacing other tissues with bone

the deposition of calcium salts within a tissue

bone develops from mesenchyme or fibrous connective tissue

endo - inside + chondros - cartilage; bone replaces an existing cartilage model