3 Skeletal System Flashcards
5 Parts of the skeletal system
- Bones (skeleton)
- Joints
- Cartilages
- Ligaments (bone to bone)
- tendon (bone to muscle
two divisions of skeletal system
- axial skeleton
- appendicular skeleton
3 parts of axial skeleton
- bones of the skull/ skull
- vertebral column
- rib cage/ bony thorax
3 parts of appendicular skeleton
- bones of the upper and lower limbs/ limbs (appendages)
- shoulder/ pectoral girdle
- hip/ pelvic girdle
functions of bones
- support of the body
- protection of soft organs
- movement due to attached skeletal muscles
- storage of minerals and fats
- blood cell formation
adult skeleton how many bones
206 bones
basic types of bone tissue
- compact bone
- spongy bone
homogeneous type of bone tissue
compact bone
type of bone tissue that is small needle-like pieces of bone and have many open spaces
spongy bone
classification of bones on the basis of shape
- long bone
- short bones
- flat bone
- irregular bone
classification of bones
- typically longer than wide
- have a shaft with heads at both ends
- contain mostly compact bone
long bones
classification of bones
- generally cube-shape
- contain mostly spongy bone
short bones
classification of bones
- thin and flattened
- usually curved
- thin layers of compact bone around a layer of spongy bone
flat bones
classification of bones
- irregular shape
- do not fit into other classification categories
irregular bones
examples of irregular bones
- vertebrae
- hip/ pelvic
examples of long bones
- femur
- humerus
examples of short bones
- carpals
- tarsals
examples of flat bones
- skull
- ribs
- sternum
Gross Anatomy of a Long Bone into two
- diaphysis
- epiphysis
anatomy of a long bone
- shaft (middle)
- composed of compact bone
diaphysis
anatomy of a long bone
- ends of the bone
- composed mostly of spongy bone
epiphysis
5 structures found in a long bone
- periosteum
- sharpey’s fibers
- arteries
- articular cartilage
- medullary cavity
structures in a long bone
- cavity of the shaft
- contains yellow marrow (mostly fat) in adults
- contains red marrow (for blood cell formation) in infacnts
medullary cavity
structures in a long bone
- covers the external surface of the epiphyses
- made of hyaline cartilage
- decreases friction at joint surfaces
articular cartilage
structures in a long bone
- supply bone cells with nutrients
arteries
structures in a long bone
- secure periosteum to underlying bone
sharpey’s fibers
structures in a long bone
- outside covering of the diaphysis
- fibrous connective tissue membrane
periosteum
- surface features of bones
- sites of attachements for muscles, tendons and ligaments
- passages for nerves and blood vessels
Bone Markings
categories of bone markings
- projections and processes - grow out from the bone surface
- depressions or cavities - indentations
Changes in the Human Skeleton
In embryos, the skeleton is primarily _
hyaline cartilage
Changes in the Human Skeleton
During development (from infancy to growth), much of this cartilage is replaced by _
bone
Changes in the Human Skeleton
Cartilage remains in these isolated areas
- bridge of the nose
- parts of ribs
- joints
Bone Growth
- _ allow for growth of long bone during childhood
* New cartilage is _
* Older cartilage becomes _
* Cartilage is broken down
* Bone replaces cartilage
- Epiphyseal plates
* continuously formed
* ossified
ossify - becomes hard; changes into bone
Bone Growth
- Bones are _ until growth stops
* Bones change shape somewhat
* Bones grow in width
remodeled and lengthened
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones
Osteocytes are found within the bone matrix in tiny cavities called _
lacunae
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones
The lacunae are arranged in concentric circles called lamellae around central canals (also called _).
Haversian canals
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones
Each complex consisting of a central canal and matrix rings is called an _ , and is the structural and functional unit of compact bone.
osteon, or Haversian system
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones
The _ form a transportation system that connects all the bone cells to the nutrient supply and waste removal services through the hard bone matrix
canaliculi
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones
_ are channels that assist with blood and nerve supply from the periosteum to the Haversian canal
Volkmann’s canals
Bone Formation
Bone ossification is the formation of new bone, which begins as an embryo and continues until early adulthood. It can occur in two ways; through _ or _.
intramembranous or endochondral ossification
Bone Formation
begins between the _ weeks of embryonic development and continues until about age _
sixth and seventh
twenty-five
Bone Formation
- Osteoblasts in the periosteum add bone matrix to the outside of the diaphysis
- cells called _ in the endosteum remove bone from the inner face of the diaphysis wall, enlarging the medullary cavity
osteoclasts
Bone Formation
This process by which bones increase in diameter is called _, and like growth in length, is controlled by hormones.
appositional growth
Bone Formation
The most important hormones are _ and, during puberty, the _.
growth hormone
sex hormones
3 Types of Bone Cells
- osteocytes
- osteoblasts
- osteoclasts
Types of Bone Cells
- mature bone cells
osteocytes