Bones Flashcards

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Sub-divisions of the Skeleton

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  • Axial Skeleton (Skull, Vertebrae, Rib Cage)

- Appendicular Skeleton (Everything that comes off of the Axis)

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Functions of Bones

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  • Support the body
    • Protect soft organs
    • Allow movement due to attached skeletal muscles
    • Store minerals and fats
    • Blood cell formation-Hemopoiesis (B12 is a vitamin)
    • Found in bone: Calcium and Phosphorus
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Bones of the Human Body

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  • Adult has 206 bones
    • Two basic types of bone tissue
      1. Compact bone
        • Homogeneous
      2. Spongy Bone (cancellous)
        • Small needle-like pieces of bone (trabecule)
        • Many open spaces
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Classifications of Bone

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  • Long bone
    • Short bone
    • Flat bone
    • Irregular bone
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Long Bones

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-Typically longer than they are wide
-Have a shaft w/ heads on both ends
-Contains mostly compact bone
Ex: Femur, Humerus

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Short Bone

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  • Generally cube-shape
  • Contain mostly spongy bone
  • Ex: Carpals, Tarsals
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Flat Bones

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-Thinned, flattened, and usually curved
-Two thin layers of compact bone surround a layer of spongy bone
Ex: Skull, ribs, sternum

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Irregular Bones

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  • Irregular shape
  • Do not fit into other bone classification categories
  • Ex: Vertebrae, Hip bones
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Diaphysis (Anatomy of Long Bone)

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  • Shaft

- Composed of compact bone (support and protection)

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Epiphysis (Anatomy of Long Bone)

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  • Ends of the bone

- Composed mostly of spongy bone (helps produce blood)

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Periosteum

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  • Outside coving of the diaphysis

- Fibrous connective tissue membrane

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Sharpey’s Fibers (Anatomy of Long Bone)

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-Secure periosteum to underlying bone

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Arteries (Anatomy of a Long Bone)

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-Supply bone cells with nutrients

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Articular Cartilage (Anatomy of a Long Bone)

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  • Covers the external surface of the epiphyses
    • Made of hyaline cartilage (tough, smooth, shiny)
    • Decreases friction at joint surfaces
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Epiphyseal Plate (Anatomy of Long Bone)

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-Flat plate of hyaline cartilage seen in young, growing bone

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Epiphyseal Line (Anatomy of Lone Bone)

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  • Remnant of the epiphyseal plate

- Seen in adult bone

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Medullary Cavity

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  • Prevents it from being too compact & brittle
    • Support and Storage
    • Cavity inside the shaft
    • Contains yellow marrow (mostly fat) in adults
    • Contains red marrow (for blood cell formation) in infants
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Endosteum (Anatomy of Long Bone)

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-Lining of the Medullary Cavity

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Surface Features of Bone

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  • Sites of attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

- Passages for nerves and blood vessels

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Categories of Bone Markings

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  • Projections or processes– grow out from the bone surface

- Depressions or cavities—- indentations

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Osteon (Haversian System)

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  • Microscopic Anatomy of Bone

- A unit of bone containing central canal and matrix rings

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Central (Haversian) Canal

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  • Microscopic Anatomy of Bone
  • Opening in the center of osteon
  • Carries blood vessels and nerves
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Perforating (Volkman’s) Canal

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  • Microscopic Anatomy of Bone
  • Canal perpendicular to the central canal
  • Carries blood vessels and nerves
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Lacunae

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  • Microscopic anatomy of Bone
  • Cavities containing bone cells (osteocytes)
    • Arranged in concentric rings
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Lamellae

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  • Microscopic Anatomy of Bone
  • Rings around the central canal
  • Sites of lacunae
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Canaliculi

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  • Microscopic Anatomy of Bone
  • Tiny canals
    • Radiate from the central canal to lacunae
    • Form a transport system connecting all bone cells to a nutrient supply
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Formation of Human Skeleton

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  • In embryos, the skeleton is primarily hyaline cartilage
  • During development, much of this cartilage is replaced by bone
  • Cartilage remains in isolated areas
    • Bridge of the nose
    • Parts of ribs
    • Joints

Zygote–> Blastola —> Embryo–> Fetus

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Bone Growth (Ossification)

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  • Epiphyseal plates allow for lengthwise growth of long bones during childhood
    • New cartilage is continuously formed
    • Older cartilage becomes ossified
      • Cartilage is broken down
      • Enclosed cartilage is digested away, opening up a medullary cavity
      • Bone replaces cartilage through the action of osteoblasts
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Bones and Growth

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  • Remodeled and lengthened until growth stops
  • Bones are remodeled in response to two factors
    - Blood calcium levels
    - Pull of gravity and muscles on the skeleton
    • Bones grow in width (called appositional growth)
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Endochondral Ossification vs Intramembranosus Ossification

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EO: Replacing cartilage to make bone longer
IO: Filling in a membrane, wider but kept flat (ex top of babies head)

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Type of Bone Cells

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  • Osteocytes- Mature bone cells
  • Osteoblasts- Bone forming cells
  • Osteoclasts- Bone destroying cells
    • Break down bone matrix for remodeling and release of calcium in response to parathyroid hormone
  • Bone remodeling is preformed by both osteoblasts and osteoclasts
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Joints

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  • Articulations of bones
  • Functions of joints
    • Hold bones together
    • Allow for mobility
  • Ways joints are classified
    • Functionally
    • Structurally
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Functional Classifications of Joints

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  • Synarthroses
    - Immovable
    • Amphiarthroses
      • Slightly movable joints
    • Diathroses
      • Freely movable joints
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Structural Classifications of Joints

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Fibrous joints
    -Generally immovable
Cartilaginous joints
     -Immovable or slightly movable
Synovial joints
      -Freely moveable
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Fibrous Joints

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-Bones united by fibrous tissue
Example:
-Sutures - cranium and face bones except mandible
-Syndesmoses
-Allows more movement than sutures
-Example: distal end of tibia and fibula

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Cartilaginous Joints

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  • Bones connected by cartilage
  • Example:
    • Pubic symphysis
    • Intervertebral joints
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Synovial Joints

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  • Articulating bones are separated by a joint cavity

- Synovial fluid is found in the joint cavity - lubrication, shock absorber, transportation, regulate temperature

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Features of Synovial Joints

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  • Articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage) covers the ends of bones
  • A fibrous articular capsule encloses joint surfaces
  • A joint cavity is filled with synovial fluid
  • Ligaments reinforce the joint
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Structures associated with Synovial Joints

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  • Bursae - flattened fibrous sacs
    • Lined with synovial membranes
    • Filled with synovial fluid
    • Not actually part of the joint
  • Tendon sheath
    • Elongated bursa that wraps about a tendon
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Inflammatory Conditions Associated with Joints

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-Bursitis - inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
-Tendonitis - inflammation of tendon sheaths
-Arthritis - inflammatory or degenerative diseases of joints
Over 100 different types
-The most widespread crippling disease in the United States

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Parts of the Skeletal System

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  • Bones (skeleton)
    • Joints
    • Cartilages
    • Ligaments (Bone to Bone Joint)