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Skeletal System Functions
- Support
2.Protect
3.Movement
4.Storage - Blood cell production
Always contains collagen,gorund substance,and other organic molecules as well as water and minerals
THE MATRIX
Cartilage, tendons and ligaments of the skeletal system are
ALL CONNECTIVE TISSUES
tough ropelike protein
collagen
are large molecules consisting of many polysaccharides attaching to and encircling core proteins
PROTEOGLYCANS
form large aggregates and attract water
Proteoglycans
The extracellular matrix of cartilage contains
collagen and proteoglycans
It makes the cartilage tough
Collagen
It makes the cartilage smooth and resilient
water-filled proteoglycans
It is rigid but it springs back to its original shape after being bent or slightly compressed
Cartilage
It is an excellent shock absorber
Cartilage
lend flexible strength to the bone
Ropelike collagen
The extracellular matrix of it contains collagen and minerals, including calcium and phosphate
BONE
It gives bone compression(weight bearing) strength
THE MINERAL COMPONENT
Mostly in a form of calcium phosphate crystals called hydroxyapatite
Mineral in bone
Calcium phosphate crystals are also called
hydroxyapatie
4 bone shape classification
long
short
flat
irregular
are longer than they are wide ; examples are upper and lower limb bones
LONG BONES
are approximately as wide as they are long ; examples are the bones of the wrist and ankle.
SHORT BONES
have a relatively thin, flattened shape ; examples are bones of the skull and sternum
FLAT BONES
include the vertebrae and facial bones, which have shapes that do not fit readily into the other three categories
IRREGULAR BONES
contains cavities such as the large medullary cavity in the diaphysis as well as smaller cavities in the epiphyses of long bones and in the interior of other bones
BONES
These spaces are filled with soft tissues called
MARROW
the location of blood forming cells
Red Marrow