Bones Flashcards
(21 cards)
What type of bone is the ‘Long Bone’ ?
Humerus
Connects from shoulder to elbow
Bones of the Limbs
This includes the bones of the legs and arms such as the Femur and Tibia
What type of bone is the ‘Irregular Bone’ ?
It is a vertebra in the spine
What type of bone is the ‘Flat Bone’ ?
Sternum
What type of bone is the ‘Short Bone’ ?
Talus
What is a Tuberosity?
It is a rounded projection
What is a Crest?
It is a narrow, prominent ridge
What is a Trochanter?
It is a large, blunt, irregular surface
What is a Tubercle?
It is a small, rounded projection
What is an Epicondyle?
It is a raised area above a condyle
What is a Process?
It is any bony prominence
What is a Fissure?
It is a narrow opening
What is a Foramen?
It is a round or oval opening through a bone
What is a Fossa?
It is a shallow, basin like depression
Bulges, depressions, and holes in bones serve as?
Sites of Attachment for Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons
Characteristics of Compact Bone?
It is Hard and Dense
It occurs on the external part of the bone
The external part of the bone is called the cortex
Characteristics of Spongy Bone?
It is a Sponge-like Framework
It is arranged in a particular pattern to Resist Stress and Strain on the bone
It consist of trabeculae which are like ‘beams or rods’
It does not contain Osteons
It is made up of Irregularly arranged lamallae, osteocytes and canaliculi
Red bone marrow mostly fills the spaces (Spaces between the spongy framework) between the trabeculae
What are the 4 different types of bone cells?
Osteogenic Cells
Osteoblast Cells
Osteocyte Cells
Osteoclast Cells
What is the function of an Osteogenic Cell in a sentence?
It is a stem cell found in the periosteum and endosperm
What is the function of an Osteoblast Cell in a sentence?
It is a bone-forming cell
What is the function of an Osteocyte Cell in a sentence?
It is a mature bone cell
What is the function of an Osteoclast Cell in a sentence?
It is a cell that breaks down bone matrix (It reabsorbs the bone matrix)
