A&P Ch 7 Flashcards
Each bone is made of
Several types of tissues (bone, cartilage, dense connective tissue, blood and nervous tissue)
Bones are very…?
Active, living tissues
Bone functions include
Muscle attachment, protection and support of soft tissues, blood cell reproduction, storage of inorganic salts
Name the classifications of bones according to shape
Long, short, flat, irregular
Long bones
Arm and leg bones
Short bones
Bones of wrist and ankles
Sesamoid bones?
Round; patella
Flat bones
Ribs, scapula, skull
Irregular bones
Vertebrae, facial bones
Expanded ends of bones that form joints with adjacent bones
Epiphyses
Covers the epiphyses.
Articulate cartilage (hyaline cartilage)
Tough layer of vascular connective tissue that covers the bone and is continuous with ligaments and tendons
Periosteum
Contains a hollow medullary cavity that is lined with endosteum and filled with marrow
Diaphysis
What determines a bones function?
Shape
Bony processes indicate…?
Places of attachment for muscles, openings or grooves for blood vessels & nerves, and depression for articulation
Makes up the wall of diaphysis
Compact bone
Epiphyses are filled with…?
Spongy bone to reduce the weight of the skeleton
Spongy bone has many branching bony plates called?
Trabeculae