bone Flashcards
bone
supporting connective tissue
tissue characteristics
-complex organs containing all four tissue types
-extracellular matrix is sturdy and rigid due to deposition of minerals
general functions
-structural support/body framework
-protection of more delicate organs
-movement (attachment site for muscles)
-hemopoiesis
-storage of mineral and energy reserves
hemopoiesis
blood cell production in red bone marrow
storage of mineral and energy reserves
-calcium and phosphate
-lipids stored in yellow marrow
bone classifications
long, short, flat, and irregular
long bones
-longer than wide
-most appendages
short bones
-equal in length and width
-tarsal bone
flat bones
-broad and thin
-cranium bones
irregular bones
-don’t fit in other categories
-unusually shaped
three regions of long bones
diaphysis, epiphysis, and metaphysis
diaphysis
shaft of the bone
epiphysis
-end of bone
-each has two
-proximal and distal
-typically spongy
metaphysis
in between diaphysis and epiphysis
articular cartilage
-at the end of long bones
-function: protection
medullary cavity
-area in center of diaphysis that contains no spongy bone
-contains yellow bone marrow in adult bones
spongy bone
-contains red bone marrow: hemopoiesis
-where new blood cells are produced
endosteum
membrane lining the internal surfaces of the bone
periosteum
covers the external surface of the bone where there is no articular cartilage
blood supply of bones
highly vascularized
innervation
-nerves accompany blood vessels through the nutrient foramen
-innervate (communicate) bone tissue, periosteum
-primarily sensory nerves
types of bone cells
osteoprogenitor cells, osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts
osteoproenitor cells
cells that will become bone cells
osteoprogenitor cells turn into
osteoblasts