A&P: Skeletal System Flashcards
List and describe the 5 functions of the skeletal system
SSBPL - Super Strong Bones, PLease
- Support
-> Structural support for body - Storage
-> stores Ca and Phosphate - Blood Cell Production
-> RBC, WBC, and other blood elements made in red bone marrow - Protection
-> Ex: ribs protect vital organs - Leverage
-> Levers for movement (muscle attach to bone)
Bone/osseous tissue is what type of tissue? what is it made of?
Connective Tissue, containing specialized cells and a matrix of extracellular protein fibers and ground substance
__/__ weight of bone is from _____ _____ (_____), and __/__ weight is _______ ________ and _______
2/3 weight
calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite)
1/3 weight
collagen fibers and cells
What is hydroxyapitite?
calcium rich crystalline structure of teeth and bones
Name the 5 types of bones and give an example of each. Include the definition of each bone
- Long bone: longer than wide
-> ex: femur, ulnar, fibula - Short bone: roughly equal dimensions
-> ex: carpal/tarsal bones - Flat bones: thin and broad, sometimes curved
-> ex: parietal bones in skull, ribs - Sesamoid bones: bone embedded in tendon
-> patella - Irregular bones: not classified as above^; misc
-> sacrum, vertebrae
Describe why it is easier for a bone to heal compared to cartilage?
Bones are vascular, so they can heal quickly; however, cartilage is avascualr, making it harder to heal
What is the primary function of cartilage?
reduce friction
What type of connective tissue is bone marrow?
Loose CT
Be able to label the structures of a long bone
refer to skeletal system notes
Define: Periosteum
Outer, fibrous surface of bone that contains collagen fibers
Tendons and ligaments attach to periostrum
In terms of what it attaches, compare tendons to ligaments
Tendons: connect bone to muscle
Ligaments: connect bone to bone
What type of bone forms the diaphysis and which type of bone forms the epiphysis?
Compact bone: forms the diaphysis
Spongy bone: forms the epiphysis
What does articular cartilage do? What type of CT is it?
covers ends of epiphysis
hyaline cartilage
Define: Endosteum
lines medullary cavity that contains the bone marrow
Function of red bone marrow?
production of blood cells (RBC, WBC, PLT)
What is the epiphyseal plate/line?
a band of cartilage where longitudinal bone growth occurs in a long bone
Describe the composition of spony bone
Composed of osteocytes housed in trabeculae and surrounded in extracullar matrix
Found in epiphysis
Describe the composition of a compact bone
Osteocytes house in osteon that has continous extracullar matrix (NO GAPS like spongy bone)
Found in diaphysis
What is the hollow region in the diaphysis that contains yellow bone marrow?
medullary cavity
What is the basic functional unit of compact bone?
osteon
What are osteocytes?
mature bone cells contained in small pockets called lacunae
What to osteoblasts mature into?
Osteocytes
What is the function of osteoclasts?
cells that break down bony matrix and release calcium and phosphate
BREAK DOWN BONE!!