Bones Flashcards
(113 cards)
What is added to the ground substance of bones to make it stiff?
calcium phosphate
(combines with calcium hydroxide to make hydroxyapatite or HA)
What does parathyroid hormone do?
- Stimulates osteoclasts
- Stimulates kidneys to keep more calcium
- Stimulates intestines to absorb more calcium
Name the joint: Annular ligament
Elbow
Type of motion where a joint “straightens out” and goes a little extra
hyperextension
Name the joint: Coracohumeral ligament
Shoulder
What does Thyroxine do?
With growth hormone, stimulates osteoblast activity and the synthesis of bone matrix
Where do blood vessels enter the bone?
nutrient foramen
Name the ligament: Glenohumeral ligament
Shoulder
What percentage (by weight) of bone is calcium phosphate?
66%
What type of joint is the hip?
triaxial synovial diarthrosis
How do sex hormones affect bones?
Both estrogens and androgens stimulate osteoblast activity and bone matrix syntheses.
Estrogen stimulates the closure of epiphyseal plates earlier than androgens.
Label things


Pericardium layers
Outer layer of fibrious connective tissue
Inner layer of condrablasts
Name the joint: Interspinous ligament
Spine

Type of growth where long bones get longer
endochondral growth
What type of movement?

dorsiflexion
What type of movement?
Opposition
Name the joint: Coracoclavicular ligament
shoulder

Red bone marrow
makes blood
(in adults mostly in flalt / irregular bones)
like an elongated bursa around a tendon
tendon sheath

Name the joint: Tibial collateral ligament
Knee
epiphysis
head of a bone
Name the joint: Pubofemoral ligament
Hip
Name the joint: Supraspinous ligament
Spine
























