Skeleton System Flashcards
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the skeletal system includes
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bones
cartilages
ligaments
connective tissues
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what are the functions of the skeletal system
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support mineral storage (calcium) lipid storage (yellow marrow) blood cell production (red marrow) protection leverage
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how are bones classified
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shape bone markings (on the surface)
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what are the different bone shapes
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long bones flat bones sutural bones irregular bones short bones sesamoid bones
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long bones
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long and thin found in arms legs hands feet fingers and toes
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flat bones
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thin with parallel surfaces found in skull sternum ribs and scapulae
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sutural bones
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small irregular bones found between flat bones of the skull
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irregular bones
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complex shapes e.g. spinal vertebrae, pelvic bones
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short bones
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small and thick e.g. ankle and wrist bones
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sesamoid bones
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small and flat develop inside tendons near joints of knees hands and feet
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process
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any projection or bump
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ramus
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an extension of a bone making an angle with the rest of the structure
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trochanter
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a large rough projecton
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tuberosity
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a smaller rough projection
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tubercle
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a small rounded projection
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crest
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a prominent ridge
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line
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a low ridge
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spine
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a pointed or narrow process
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head
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the expanded articular end of an epiphysis and the diaphysis
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condyle
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a smooth rounded articular process
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trochlea
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a smooth grooved articular process shaped like a pulley
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facet
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a small flat articular surface
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fossa
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a shallow depression
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sulcus
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a narrow groove
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foramen
a rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves
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canal or meatus
a passageway through the substance of a bone
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fissure
an elongated cleft
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sinus or antrum
a chamber within a bone normally filled with air
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what are the structures of a long bone
diaphysis
metaphysis
epiphysis
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diaphysis
the shaft
| heavy wall of compact bone or dense bone
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medullary (marrow) cavity
central space inside the long bone
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epiphysis
wide part at each end
articulation with other bones
mostly spongy bone (cancellous)
covered with compact bone (cortex)
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metaphysis
where the diaphysis and epiphysis meet
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flat bone structure
resembles a sandwich of spongy bone
| bread is two layers of compact bone
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bone tissue
dense supportive connective tissue
contains specialized cells
produces solid matrix of calcium salt deposits
around collagen fibers
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osteon
bone cells within lacunae organized around blood vessels
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canaliculi
form pathways for blood vessels
| exchange nutrients and wastes
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periosteum
outter linning
covers outer surfaces of bones
consists of outer fibrous and inner cellular layers
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endiosteum
inner linning
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cells of bone make up what % of bone mass
2%
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bones contains four types of what cells
osteocytes
osteoblasts
osteoprogenitor cells
osteoclasts
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osteocytes
mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix
live in lacunae
connect by extensions thru canaliculi in lamellae
do not divide
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what are the functions of osteoclasts
maintain protein and mineral content of matrix
| help repair damaged bone
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osteoblasts
bone making cells
immature bone cells that secrete bone (osteogenesis)
produces osteoid-matrix but not yet calcified to formed bone
become osteocytes once done secreting bone
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osteoclasts
derived from stem cells
secrete acids and protein-digesting enzymes
giant multinucleate cells
dissolve bone matrix and release stored minerals (osteolysis)
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osteoprogenitor cells
mesenchymal stem cells that divide to produce osteoblasts
located in endosteum
assist in fracture repair
precursor cells sitting in wait for something to happen
cells that become something else
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osteon
basic unit of compact bone
central canal contains blood vessels
perforating canals carry blood vessels into bone and marrow
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circumferential lamellae
wrapped around the long bone
| bind osteons together
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spongy bone
no osteons
matrix formed by trabeculae (swiss cheese)
space between filled with red & yellow marrow
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red marrow
has blood vessels
forms red blood cells
supplies nutrients to osteocytes
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yellow marrow
in some bones
| stores fat
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weight bearing bones
femur tension on lateral side compression on medial side (femur)
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functions of periosteum
isolate bone from surrounding tissues
provide route for circulatory & nervous supply
participates in growth & repair
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endosteum
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lines medullary cavity (marrow)
covers trabeculae of spongy bone
lines central canals
contains osteoblast osteoprogenitor cells osteoclasts
active in bone growth & repair
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bone development
during first month of embryonic development tissue replaced with bone with 2 processes
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what are the 2 processes of fetal bone development
intramembranous ossification
| endochondral ossification
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intramembranous ossification
fibrous membranes replaced with bone
| occurs in flat bones like skull, sternum
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endochondral ossification
hyaline cartilage replaced by bone
| occurs in most bones-long bones
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steps of intramembranous ossification
spongy bone develops at certain ossification sites
red bone marrow forms in spongy bone tissue
compact bone forms on the outside
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steps of endochondral osssification
cavity formed in hyaline cartilage at primary ossification center
influx of osteoblasts, osteoclasts, red marrow, nerves, blood called periosteal bud
osteoclasts break down new spongy bone forming medullary cavity
compact bone replaces cartilage on outside
2nd ossification center & periosteal bud forms at epiphysis
articular cartilage forms on outside of epiphysis
cartilage remains between both ossification centers - growth
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what growth occurs at epiphyseal plate
chondrocytes divide producing new cartilage at epiphyseal end
old cartilage replaced broken down by osteoclast replaced by bone
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appositional growth
compact bone thickens and strengthens long bone with layers of circumferential lamellae
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epiphyseal lines
when long bones stop growing after puberty
epiphyseal cartilage disappears
visible on x-ray as lines
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mature bones
osteoclast enlarge medullary cavity
| osteons form around blood vessels in compact bone
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3 major sets of blood vessels develop
nutrient artery and vein
metaphyseal vessels
periosteal vessels
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nutrient artery & vein
single pair of large blood vessels
enter diaphysis thru nutrient foramen
femur has more than one pair
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metaphyseal vessels
supply epiphyseal cartilage
| where bone growth occurs
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periosteal vessels
provide blood to superficial osteons
| provide secondary ossification centers
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bone remodeling
ongoing process
involves osteocytes osteoblasts osteoclasts
remodels recycles replaces
turnover rate varies
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wolfs law
heavily stressed bones become thicker and stonger
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nutritional & hormonal factors
vitamin c for collagen synthesis osteoblast differentiation stimulation
vitamin a stimulates osteoblast activity
vitamin k b12 synthesize bone proteins
growth hormone & thyroxine stimulate bone growth
estrogens & androgens stimulate osteoblasts
calcitonin & parathyroid hormone regulate calcium & phosphate levels
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What is the need for calicum
membranes
neurons
muscle cells especially heart
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how is calcium homeostatis achieved
by calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
| control storage absorption and excretion
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calcitonin and parathyroid hormone impact
bones where calcium is stored
digestive tract where calcium is absorbed
kidney where calcium is excreted
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PTH
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produced by parathyroid glands in neck
increases calcium levels
stimulates osteoclasts
increasing intestinal absorption of calcium
decreasing calcium excretion at kidneys
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calcitonin
secreted by c cells in thyroid
decreases calcium ion level
inhibits osteoclast activity
increasing calcium excretion at kidneys
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potts fracture
occurs at ankle affects both bones of leg
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comminuted fracture
shattering the affected area into multitude of bony fragments
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transverse fracture
break a bone shaft across its long axis
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spiral fracture
fractures produced twisting stresses that spread along the length of the bone
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displaced fracture
fractures that are not in alignment
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colles fracture
a break in the distal portion of the radius a result of reaching out to cushion a fall
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greenstick fracture
fractures when only one side of the shaft is broken and the other is bent
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epiphyseal fracture
clean transverse fracture along the epiphysis
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compression fracture
bones are crushed force is extreme
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fracture repair
bleeding produces clot
establishes fibrous network
bone cells in area die
endosteum & periosteum cells divide go to fracture zone
clean up debris & calluses stabilize break
osteoblasts replace central cartilage of external callus with spongy bone
osteoblast osteoclast osteocytes remodel fracture for up to a year reducing bone calluses
