skeletal system Flashcards
vitamins for bones
vitamin a
vitamin c
vitamin d
vitamin a
helps make white blood cells and shape bones
vitamin c
fight infection and helps build collagen
vitamin d
helps gather calcium and phosphorus
skeletal cartilage
AVASCULAR no blood vessels or nerves
flexible and strong
surrounded by perichondrium (membrane) which in dense irregular ct that resists outward expansion
hyaline cartilage
hyaline: support, flexibility, resilience.
MOST ABUNDANT
present in articular, intercostal, respiratory and nasal
elastic cartilage
stretchy not strong.
contains elastic fibers.
found in external ear, epiglottis/larynx and vocal cords
fibro cartilage
highly compressed w great tensile strength.
found in menisci of the knee and in intervertebral discs
3 types of skeletal cartilage
hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage
articular cartilage
covers ends of long bones
intercostal cartilage
connects ribs to the sternum (inside ribs)
respiratory cartilage
makes you larynx and reinforces air passages
nasal
supports the nose
appositional
growth from the perichondrium (outside wall) inwards toward the middle
-> <-
interstitial
chondocytes (cartilage cells) divide and grow w/in matrix and expand from middle
calcification
solidification with calcium salts of cartilage occurs
-during normal bone growth
-during old age
axial skeleton
bones of the skull, vertebral column and rib cage
-down middle
appendicular skeleton
bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder and hip
-attachments
long bones
longer than they are wide
ex. hand feet tibia humerous
short bones
-cube shaped bones of the wrist and ankle
-bones that form within tendons
ex.patella
flat bones
thin flattened, and a bit curved
ex.rib bones and most skull bones
irregular bones
bones w complicated shapes
ex.vertebral and hip bones
function of the bones
support
protect
movement
mineral storage
blood cell formation
compact bone
dense outer layer