Question: Spongy bone

Answer: AKA cancellous bones, a porous bone that’s lighter and weaker than a compact bone

Question: Red, spongy

Answer: _______ bone marrow is inside the _________ bone.

Question: Compact bone

Answer: AKA cortical bone; a dense, hard, and very strong bone that forms the protective outer layer of bones; accounts for more than 75% of the body’s bone matter

Question: Periosteum

Answer: A tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone

Question: Medullary cavity

Answer: The central cavity located in the shaft of long bones where it is surrounded by compact bone (stores red and yellow bone marrow)

Question: Endosteum

Answer: The tissue that lines the medullary cavity

Question: Distal epiphysis

Answer: The end of the bone located FARTHEST away from the midline of the body

Question: Diaphysis

Answer: The shaft of a long bone

Question: Proximal epiphysis

Answer: The end of the bone located NEAREST the midline

Question: Yellow bone marrow

Answer: Stores fat, located in the medullary cavity