Quiz #2- Chapters 5 and 6 Integementary and Skeletal System Flashcards
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Bone
Bone is an organ comprised of different tissues including bone (osseous) tissue, dense connective tissue, epithelium, adipose tissue, and nervous tissue.
Support and function of bones
Provides structural framework for the body, giving shape to head, thorax and limbs
Protection function of bones
Safeguards internal organs like heart,lungs, brain, ears, and eyes from injury
Mineral homeostasis function of bones
Stores minerals, especially calcium and phosphorus, important for metabolic process
Hematopoiesis
The production of blood cells in red bone marrow
Yellow bone marrow function
Stores triglycerides
Long bones
Have greater length than width, consists of a shaft and variable number of ends. Ex. Femur, tibia
Short bones
Cube-shaped, nearly equal in length and width. Ex wrist and ankle bones
Flat bones
Thin, provide protection and extensive surfaces for muscle attachment. Ex cranial bones, sternum
Irregular bones
Have complex shapes, cannot be grouped into other categories ex. Vertebrae, facial bones
Diaphysis
The shaft or body of a long bone, made of compact bone
Epiphyses
The distal and proximal end of a long bone that forms bound with adjacent bones
Metaphysis
The region where the diaphysis joins the epiphysis in a long bone
Articular cartilage
The thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering joint surfaces of bones
Periosteum
Tough sheath of connective tissue and blood vessels surrounding bone outside articular cartilage
Medullary cavity
Hollow spaces within the diaphysis containing yellow bone marrow in adults
Endosteum
Thin membrane lining the medullary cavity
Osteoprogenitor cells
Stem cells that develop into osteoblasts
Osteoblasts
Cells that synthesize and secrete the extracellular matrix that calcifies into bone
Osteocytes
Most numerous cells in bone tissue, maintain bone tissue
Osteoclasts
Cells that break down extracellular matrix to release nutrients and help bones grow and heal
Ossification
The process of bone formation
Intramembranous ossification
Bone formation directly within connective tissue arranged in sheet like layers
Endochondral ossification
Bone formation within hyaline cartilage that develops from mesenchyme