BIOL 240A Lab Practical 2

osteon

interstitial lamellae

central canal

osteocyte

concentric lamellae

lacunae

small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

circumferential lamellae

compact bone

hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone

perforating canal

canal perpendicular to the central canal, carries blood vessels and nerves

trabeculae of spongy bone

branched networks of bone matrix

spongy bone

layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone.

canaliculi

hairlike canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal

endosteum

membranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone

periosteum

a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints

epiphysis

diaphysis

epiphyseal plate

red bone marrow

marrow at ends of long bones

yellow bone marrow

marrow in middle of long bones

medullary cavity

cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow

frontal

parietal

temporal

occipital

maxilla

mandible

zygomatic

nasal

vomer

inferior nasal conchae

lacrimal

palatine

sphenoid

ethmoid

supraorbital foramen

supraorbital margin

middle nasal conchae

frontal sinus

sphenoid sinus

perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone

optic canal

infraorbital foramen

mental foramen

superior orbital fissure

inferior orbital fissure

ethmoid sinus

maxillary sinus

zygomatic arch

mastoid process

external acoustic meatus

coronal suture

squamous suture

mandibular fossa

condylar process

coronoid process

alveolar process

mandibular foramen

lambdoid suture

superior nuchal line

inferior nuchal line

external occipital protuberance

foramen lacerum

foramen ovale

carotid canal

passageway for internal carotid artery

jugular foramen

foramen magnum

foramen rotundum

foramen spinosum

occipital condyles

styloid process (skull)

internal acoustic meatus

crista galli

cribriform plate

sella turcica

lesser wing of sphenoid bone

greater wing of sphenoid bone

anterior (frontal) fontanelle

sphenoidal (anterolateral) fontanelle

posterior (occipital) fontanelle

mastoid (posterolateral) fontanelle

cervical region

thoracic region

lumbar region

sacral region

coccyx region

body of vertebrae

vertebral foramen of vertebrae

transverse process of vertebrae

cervical vertebrae

thoracic vertebrae

lumbar vertebrae

spinous process of vertebrae

vertebral arch

pedicle of vertebrae

superior articular facets of vertebrae

inferior articular facets of vertebrae

intervertebral foramen

intervertebral disc

lamina of vertebrae

rib costal facets of vertebrae

only in thoracic vertebrae