TOPIC 4 Flashcards
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What are the three different types of skeletal cartilage?
hyaline, elastic and fibrous
function of hyaline cartilage
flexibility and resilience
function of elastic cartilage
more stretchy
function of fibrous cartilage and where is it found
compressible and very strong.
Found in areas where there is a lot of pressure on the skeleton, Eg. Spinal column, knee joints, pubic synthesis
where is hyaline cartilage found
Attached to the nose, intervertebral discs, very common, joint surfaces, trachea
where is elastic cartilage found
only 2 areas of body with it: ear and epiglottis
when does cartilage stop growing
Cartilage usually stops growing in adolescents once the skeleton stops growing. Most growth in utero, through childhood and adolescentce.
why do the nose and ears appear to keep growing even though they aren’t actually?
Appearance of ears and nose growth due to dropping not actual enlargement. Skin also contains collagen and elastic fibres and also droops.
Function of bones and skeleton:
- provide support form for the body
- Support tissues, protects organs
- Permit movement by providing points of attachment for muscles
- Site of blood cell formation= haemotopoeisis
- Mineral storage particularly calcium and phosphate
- Fat storage particularly in yellow bone marrow in the shape of triglycerides
- Hormone production. In Bone some cells also produce osteocalcin which is a hormone that is involved in the regulation insulin secretion
how many bones in the body
206 bones ( 80 axial, 126 appendicular )
what is compact bone
Compact ( cortical) bone- dense outer layer of bone
what is spongy bone
Spongy (cancellous bone) ( contrabecular bone)- honey Combe structure
what is the periosteum
Periosteum ( lining or outside of compact bone) and endosteum ( lines inside of compact bone and all trabeculae and perifillating canals)
what are the parts of the skeleton
Axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
what are the different shapes/ types of bones?
Long , flat , (sesamoid)short, irregular bone and short
Long bone examples
all appendicular bones except the patella and wrist and ankle bones bones
flat bone examples
clavicles, ribs and scapula
short bone examples
patella, wrist and ankles
short (sesamoid) bone examples
patella, wrist and ankles
irregular bone examples
facial bones, skull, vertebrae and hip bones
what is the diaphysis
diaphysis ( shaft of long bone)
what is the medullary cavity
long bone hollow inside is called the medullary cavity and is lined by endosteum
what does the endosteum line
Endosteum also lines all little trabeculae inside the spong bone and the outside of thhe medullary cavity in the compact bone
what connective tissue surrounds te whole outseide of the bone?
All around bone is periosteum ( membrane) apart from where bone articulates with another bone where it’s covered by articulate cartilage which is usually hyaline cartilage.