Chapter 6 - Skeletal System Flashcards
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Osteology
Study of bone structure and the treatment of bone disorders
Each bone is an organ. List the tissues of which it is composed.
Bone tissue Cartilage Dense connective tissue Epithelium Blood-forming tissue Adipose tissue Nerve tissue
List the functions of bone and the skeletal system
Support Protection Assistance in movement Mineral homeostasis Blood cell production Triglyceride storage
List the types of bones
Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular bones
List the four types of cells in bone tissue
Osteogenic
Osteoblasts
Osteocytes
Osteoclasts
Osteogenic
Unspecialized stem cells that undergo cell division to create osteoblasts
Osteoblasts
Bone-building cells; synthesize and secrete collagen fibers and other organic components needed to build extra cellular matrix
Osteocytes
Mature bone cells
Main cells in bone tissue
Maintain the exchange of nutrients and wastes with the blood
Osteoclasts
Huge cells that release enzymes and acids that digest the protein and mineral components of bone; responsible for resorption
Resorption
The breakdown of bone extra cellular matrix
Compact bone
Structural units called osteons Concentric lamellae Lacunae Canaliculi Perforating canals
Osteons
Longitudinal to the bone
Contain a central canal containing blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels
Concentric lamellae
Rings of hard, calcified extra cellular matrix around the canals
Canaliculi
Small channels radiating from the lacunae - filled with extra cellular fluid
Perforating canals
Allows blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves from the periosteum to penetrate compact bone transversely
Spongy bone
Trabeculae - irregular “lattice-work” of thin columns of bone
Between trabeculae, the bone is filled with red bone marrow
Contains concentric lamellae, osteocytes that lie in lacunae, and canaliculi radiating from lacunae
Only site of red bone marrow in adults
Ossification
Bone formation
1) initial formation - embryo/fetus
2) growth of bones - infancy/childhood
3) remodeling - everyday replacement of old bone
4) repair of fractures
Initial bone formation
Mesenchyme
Mesh work of embryonic connective tissue shaped like bones
Continues ossification a during the 6th week of embryonic development
- intramembranous ossification - bone forms directly within mesenchyme
Or - endochondral ossification - bone forms within hyaline cartilage from mesenchyme
Epiphyseal plate
Relates to bone length
Perichondrium
Produces bone thickness
Cells within the perichondrium differentiate into osteoblasts
Bone resorption vs bone deposition
Removal of minerals and collagen fibers from bone vs addition of minerals and collagen fibers to bone
Types of fractures
Partial (crack)
Complete (bone broken into two or more pieces
Closed/simple - (no broken skin)
Open/compound (broken through skin)
Cells to repair a fracture
Phagocytes
Chondroblasts
Phagocytes
Remove dead bone tissue - engulf and dissolve