6: Bones Flashcards
3 main bone cell types
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Osteoclast
2 types of ossification
Endochondral- most bones, long bones, from hyaline cartilage
Intramembranous- flat bones, from fibrous membranes
Growth hormone
Released from pituitary to stimulate epiphyseal plate
Thyroid hormone
Regulates growth hormone to ensure proper proportions
Minerals in bones
Calcium and phosphate that we absorb from mom in utero
Vitamin D3
Helps absorb calcium
Comes from epidermis in UV light
Lack of causes osteomalacia or rickets
Vitamin A and C
Provide support to osteoblasts
4 types of hormones
Growth
Thyroid
Sex
Calcium balancing
What increases calcium levels
Calcitriol and parathyroid
What decreases calcium
Calcitonin
What is the outcome of large changes in calcium
Seizures and death
3 types of joints
Fibrous
Cartilage
Synovial
3 types of fibrous joints
Sutures- skull
Syndesmoses- tibia to fibula and ulna to radius
Gomphoses- teeth
Cartilaginous joints types
Synchondrones- 1st rib tips sternum or epiphyseal plate
Symphyses- vertebrae
6 types of synovial joints
Gliding- wrist Hinge- elbow Pivot- neck Condylar- hand Saddle- thumb Ball and socket- hip