Chapter 7 Flashcards
(60 cards)
Study of bones
Osteology
Composed of bones, cartilages, and ligaments
Skeletal System
Forerunner of most bones
Cartilage
Holds bones together at the joints
Ligaments
Attaches muscle to bone
Tendons
Holds up the body, supports muscles, mandible and maxilla support teeth.
Support
Brain, spinal cord, heart, lungs
Protection
Limb movements, breathing, action of muscle on bone
Movement
Calcium and phosphate ions
Electrolyte Balance
Buffers blood against excessive pH changes
Acid- Base Balance
Red bone marrow is the chief producer of blood cells
Blood Formation
Connective tissue with the matrix hardened by calcium phosphate and other minerals
Bone (Osseous Tissue)
The hardening process of bone
Mineralization or Calcification
- Protects soft organs
- Curved but wide and thin
Flat Bones
- Longer than wide
- Ridgid levers acted upon by muscles
Long Bones
- Equal in length and width
- Glide across one another in multiple directions
Short Bones
Elaborate Shapes that do not fit into other categories
Irregular Bones
Outer shell of long bone
Compact (dense) Bone
Cylinder of compact bone to provide leverage
Diaphysis (shaft)
Space in the diaphysis of a long bone that contains bone marrow
Medullary Cavity (marrow cavity)
Enlarged end of a long bone
Epiphysis
Covered by more durable compact bone
Spongy (cancellous) Bone
Layer of Hyaline Cartilage that covers that joint surface where one bone meets another
Articular Cartilage
Minute holes in the bone surface that allows blood vessels to penetrate
Nutrient Foramina