Lecture Exam 2 Flashcards
Osteology
Study of bone
Composition of the Skeletal System
Bones, cartilage, ligaments
Living tissue
General feature flat bone
- Thin curved plates
- sternum
- scapula
General feature long bone
- Important In movement
- Often on appendages
- Demur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius ulna, phalanges, metatarsals and metatropes
General feature short bone
- Square shape bones
- Carpals and tarsals
General feature Irregular bone
- Don’t have a specific shape
- Vertebra and some facial bones are considered irregular bones
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Compact Bone
- Solid bone that is on the outside of a bone
- Different microscopic appearance than spongy bones
- All bones have compact on the outside (irregular short etc)
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Spongy Bone
- Looks like sponge
- Has many holes
- Inside of bone
- All bones have spongy on the inside
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Medullary Cavity
- Open spaces in the center of bone – hold marrow
- Specific to long bones
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Diaphysis
- Shaft In the center of the bone
- Contains medullary cavity in center
- Very little spongy bone – thick layer of compact vibe that is
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Epiphysis
- Expanded ends of the long bone filles with spongy bone (outside is a layer of compact bone)
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Epiphyseal Line
- Line between diaphysis and epiphysis
– Made of cartilage in children and compact bone in adults
Anatomy of a Long Bone - Articular Cartilage
- Hyaline cartilage at the ends of bone
- Protects the bone at joint surfaces
Membranes of the Bone - Nutrient Foramina (foramina – hole)
- Holes reaching into inside of bone – where blood vessels enter bone
Membranes of the Bone - Periosteum
- Membrane on the outside of the bone – covers diaphysis and some epiphysis
- None over articular cartilage
- Made of collagen and has osteoblasts under
Membranes of the Bone - Endosteum
- Reticular connective tissue that lines the medullar cavity and internal spaces of spongy bone
- Provides an attachment and nourishment for marrow
The Diploe - Structure
Spongy layer of the inside of the cranial bones that cover the brain
The Diploe - Function
- Shock absorbs for trauma
- Stops a crack from continuing from outer to inner compact bone
- Protects brain
Bone Tissue - cells
- Mature cells – osteocytes sit in lacunae
- Osteoblasts – make matrix
Bone tissue - fibers
collagen
Bone Tissue - Ground substance
Matrix hardened by crystals of hydroxy peptide (calcium phosphate)
Bone cells - Osteogenic cells
- Stem cells (divide and make more stem cells)
- Differentiate into more mature cells (osteoblasts)
Location
- Mesenchyme – from the membrane of the embryo
- Exists in the periosteum and endosteum
Bone Cells - osteoblasts
- Make bone matrix
- Make the collagen and the GAGs (later hardens with minerals)
Location
- Cuboidal cells, lined up under periosteum and endosteum
- Do not divide – made from osteogenic cells
Bone Cells - osteocytes
- Mature osteoblasts that become trapped in their matrix
- No Cell Division
- In lacunae in bone tissue
- Communicate with other osteocytes
- Star-shaped
- Share nutrients with other osteocytes