osteoblasts - bone forming cells, osteoclast - absorb bone tissue during growth and healing, osteocytes - mature bone cells, ossification - hardening of the bone, fontanel - space between the skull bones from birth to 1 year, irregular - type of bone that protects internal organs and provides places for muscles to attach, short - type of bone that provides stability and looks like blocks, diaphysis - shaft of a long bone, epiphysis - wider section at the end of each bone which is filled with spongy bone and red marrow, endosteum - delicate membranous lining where bone growth and remodeling occurs, periosteum - part of the bone that contains blood vessels, axial - the skeleton that consists of spinal column, skull, ribs, and sternum, thoracic - you have 12 of these vertebrae, hemopoiesis - process by which the skeletal system makes red blood cells, calcium - mineral stored in the bones, hinge - type of joint that can only move in one direction, supine - if the palm is face up it is said to be _________., simple - type of fracture where bone is broken but skin is in tact, greenstick - type of fracture that is most common in small children, arthritis - group of disorders evidenced by inflammation of a joint, pain, and stiffness,

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