textbook Flashcards
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osteoblasts
B Build bone
ossification
calcium and phosphate flood in and hydroxyapetite creates bone
osteocytes
bone cells
function of bones (4)
- support
- protection
- leverage
- storage
- blood cell formation - b cells
osteoclasts
reabsorption of bone - clast - clear out
cancellous bone
light and spongey but still strong
compact bone
heavy dense and very strong
still have some holes for communication
periosteum
outer membrane layer of bone
volkmanns canals
allow for blood vessles to pass thrrough bone
bone formation (2)
- replacing cartilage
- develops from fibrous tissue membranes
bone shapes (4)
- long
- short
- flat
- irregular
types of bone marrow (2)
red and yellow
red bone marrow
hematopoiesis
yellow bone marrow
mainly fat, can turn into red bone marrow if needed
bone head
end ball of a bone on the end of a shaft
facet
flat articular surface where a joint occurs
process
projections on a bone usually where tendons lie
foramen
hole in a bone
fossa
depression or sunken part of a bone
axial skeleton
bones of the head
appendicular skeleton
bones of the limbs
visceral skeleton
bones of the soft organs
what is calcitonin
prevents hypercalcemia in blood by putting excess calcium into the bones
why do we need thyroid hormone
help maintain blood glucose homeostasis
to maintain normal growth