lecture exam 3 Flashcards
the skeletal system is composed of?
bones and joints
the connective tissue (i.e., bone tissue): matrix composed of collagen fibers and hydroxyapatite ground substance
Bone,
gives strength under tensile forces
Collagen:
: inorganic mineral substance (containing calcium), giving strength under compressive forces
Hydroxyapatite
the organ: composed primarily of bone tissue + other types of connective tissue, as well as nervous and epithelial tissues
Bone,
Function of the skeletal system
A. Provides structure, support, and protection
B. Essential for locomotion and movement
C. Site of blood cell formation (i.e., hematopoiesis)
D. Storehouse for some inorganic minerals, especially calcium
E. Indicator of sex, age, height, weight, geographic ancestry, and (to some extent) medical history
bone shaft; primary center of ossification
Diaphysis:
often associated with area of articulation with another bone or site of strong muscle attachment; secondary center of ossification
Epiphysis:
connecting diaphysis and epiphysis; composed of hyaline cartilage
Epiphyseal plate (aka, disk):
membranes covering outer and inner bone surfaces, respectively
Periosteum and endosteum:
cavity at the center of a long bone
Medullary cavity (aka, marrow cavity):
typically, covering bone where it articulates with other bones; composed of hyaline cartilage
Articular cartilage:
Types of mature bone tissue
- Spongy (aka, cancellous or trabecular) bone
2. Compact (aka, cortical) bone, composed of osteons (aka, Haversian systems)
concentric layers of bone tissue
Lamellae:
, containing blood vessels and nerves
Central (aka, osteonic or Haversian) canal
holes found between lamellae
Lacunae:
passageways connecting lacunae to each other and to the central canal
Canaliculi:
connecting central canals to each other
Perforating (aka, communicating or Volkmann’s) canals:
found underlying articular cartilage, making up facet surface
Subchondral bone:
lay down new bone tissue, located within central canal and within the periosteum (deep layer) and endosteum
Osteoblasts:
destroy bone tissue; large and multinucleated – originate from the fusion of several monocytes
Osteoclasts:
a bone remodels its shape in response to the forces traveling through it
Wolff’s Law:
- Intramembranous (aka, dermal) bones: top of the skull + clavicle
- Endochondral (aka, cartilaginous) bones: bones of skull base + all postcranial bones, including part of clavicle
Types of bones, (bone growth) developmentally
Ontogenetic process in endochondral bone growth
- Process starts with template/model formed of hyaline cartilage
- Cartilage disintegrates and excavates interior of the template; blood vessels invade, bringing undifferentiated connective tissue cells
- Connective tissue cells differentiate into osteoblasts, which start forming spongy bone
- At the same time, the periosteum forms; osteoblasts in the deep layer of the periosteum form compact bone