Chapter 7 and 8 Flashcards
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What is the xiphoid?
The last, most caudal sternebra
What are the 5 functions of bone?
Support
Protection
Leverage
Storage
Blood cell formation
Fossa
Depressed or sunken area on surface of bone
Lacunae
Small cavities within the matrix of bone where osteocytes are contained
Joints
Junctions between bones
Canaliculi
Tiny channels through the matrix of bone where small projections from osteocytes communicate with each other
Yellow bone marrow
Adipose connective tissue
Endosteum
membrane that lines the hollow interior surfaces of bones
Articular Surface
smooth areas of compact bone where bones come in contact with each other
Osteoblast
cells that form bone
Osteocyte
mature bone cell
Ossification
the hardening or mineralization of the matrix to make bone
Red bone marrow
hematopoietic tissue
Periosteum
membrane that covers the outer surface of bone
Osteoclasts
remove bone and help with the remodel process by removing bone that is not needed
Foramen
hole in a bone
Hematopoiesis
blood cell formation
Bone processes
projections on a bone where tendons attach
What are the external bones of the face
Incisive
Nasal
Maxillary
Lacrimal
Zygonatic
Mandible
What are the names of the first two cervical vertebrae?
C1 = Atlas
C2 = Axis
What do the Haversian canals contain?
blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves that supply osteocytes
What hormone prevents hypercalcemia?
Calcitonin
What is the manubrium?
the first, most cranial sternebrae
What hormone helps prevent hypocalcemia?
Parathyroid