osteroclasts
bone-resorbing cell, multinucleate cell that secrete acids and enzymes to dissolve bone matrix
Osteoblasts
matrix-synthesizing cell responsible for bone growth, an immature bone cell that secretes organic components of matrix.
osteogenetic cells
stem cell whose divisions produce osteoblasts
Chondrocytes
a cell which has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
osteogenesis
formation of bone
osteolysis
breaking down bone
osterpoeisis
is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced
Condyle
smooth, rounded articulr process
trochanter
large, rough projection
fossa
Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
tubercle
small rounded projections
Foreamen
rounded passageways foe blood vessles and or nerves
process
projection or bump
Osteocytes
mature bone cell that monitors and maintains the mineralized bone matrix
endosteum
incomplete cellular layer containg osteoblasts osteogenic cells and osteoclasts.
tuberoscity
rough projection