Cartilage
Tough, connective, nonvascular elastic tissue.
Compact
Outer layer of bones, where needed for strength; also known as cortical bone.
Neurons
Direct nerve impulses.
Sharpy's fibers
Tissues that anchor the periosteum to the bone.
Gomphosis
A type of fibrous joint such as a tooth into the alveolus.
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
Arteries
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Capillaries
A system of microscopic vessels that connects the arterial and venous systems.
Osteoblasts
Cells that form bone.
central nervous system
The brain and spinal cord.