CS200- Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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How much of the total bone mass is replaced each year?
20%
Haversian Canals
Small perforations of the long bones through which blood vessels and nerves travel into the bone
Osteocytes
Bone forming cells found in the bone matrix that helps maintain the bone
Osteoblasts
Lay down new bone during growth and bone repair
Osteoclasts
dissolve bone structures not carrying pressure when the body requires more salts
perforating canals
Structures through which blood vessels enter and exit the bone shaft
ischemic
restriction of blood supply to a tissue
Diaphysis
Hollow, central shaft of the long bone. As a hollow cylinder, it is light and strong
Epiphysis
End of a long bone, filled with cancellous bone on the inside, and includes the articular surface, which is the surface which meets and articulates with another bone
Metaphysis
Intermediate region between epiphysis and diaphysis.
-Contains the epiphyseal plate, the growth zone of a bone, active during youth
Medullary Canal
Cavity within a bone that contains the marrow.
- The central canal is filled with yellow bone marrow,
- cancellous bone chambers contain red bone marrow
Yellow bone marrow
Produced in the medullary canal of the diaphysis, stores fat in a semiliquid form, readily available as a quick and easy energy source
Red bone marrow
Fills cancellous bone chambers
-responsible for the manufacture of erythrocytes and other blood cells
Periosteum
Tough exterior covering of a bone, innervated by nerves and vasculature
Cartilage
connective tissue functioning as the actual surface of articulation between bones
sesamoid bone
bone that forms within tendons, such as the patella (kneecap)
Three types of joints
Synarthroses (immovable)
- Amphiarthroses- Joints allowing limited movement (vertebrae)
- Diarthroses/synovial joints- relatively free movement (elbow, shoulder)
Three categories of Diarthroses (synovial joints)
Monaxial- One axis of movement: Hinge (elbow) or pivot (atlas/axis) joints
- Biaxial- two directions- carpals, thumbs, wrist
- Triaxial- Ball and socket. Full motion and rotation (hip, shoulder)
adduction
movement of a body part toward the midline
abduction
movement of a body part away from the midline
circumduction
movement through the arc of a circle, where the distal end of a bone moves in circle but the bone does not rotate
Ligament
Bands of connective tissue that connect bone to bone and hold joints together
Joint Capsule (synovial capsule)
A small chamber formed by the ligaments surrounding a joint
- Contains synovial fluid, reducing friction
- Contains bursae filled with synovial fluid which cushion adjacent structures
bones in the human skeleton
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