A CH 6 Bone tissue Flashcards
Support
The skeleton serves was the structural framework for the body by supporting soft tissues and providing attachment for tendons
Name the functions of bone
Support Protection Aid in movement Mineral storage Blood cell production Energy storage
Protection
Protects internal organs from injury
Assistance in movement
Most skeletal muscles attach to bones when they contract it produces movement
Mineral storage
Stores several minerals especially calcium and phosphorus which contributes to bone strength
Bone tissue contains 99% of the body’s calcium
On demand bones release mineral to the blood stream to maintain critical mineral balance and sends minerals to other parts of the body
Blood cell production
What is the process called
Red bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
Hematopoiesis (what this process is called)
Energy storage
Yellow bone marrow consists of adipose cells which stores triglycerides
The stores triglycerides are a potential chemical energy reserve
Diaphysis
Is the bones shaft or body,
Epiphysis
Proximal or distal ends of bones
Metaphyses
What happens here during growth
The region between the diaphysis and epiphysis.
In A growing bone it consists of an epiphyseal plate (layer of hyaline cartilage that allows the bone to grow)
When growth stops it is replace with bone and is called epiphyseal line
Articular cartilage
A thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the part of the epiphysis where the bone forms a joint with another bone
Reduces friction and absorbs shock
Periosteum
A tough connective tissue and it’s associate blood supply surrounds the bone surface wherever it is not covered by articulate cartilage
Has two layers
Helps protect bone and assist on fracture repair
Serves as attachment point for ligaments and tendons
Medullary cavity
Or marrow cavity
A hollow space with yellow bone marrow and many blood vessels
Minimizes weight of bone
Endosteum
A him membrane that lines the medullary cavity
It contains a single layer of bone forming cells and a small amount of connective tissue
Osteoprogenitor cells
Developed onto osteoblasts
Unspecialized bone stem cells derived from mesenchyme
Only bone cells to undergo cell division
Found along inner portion of periosteum, in the endosteum and canals that contain blood vessels
Osteoblasts
Bone building cells
Synthesize and secrete collagen fibers and other organic components needed to build the extra cellular matrix of bone tissue and they initiate calcification
Osteocytes
Osteoblasts get trapped in their own secretions and become osteocytes
Mature bone cells
Main cells in bone tissue and maintain its daily metabolism
Do not undergo cell division