Advanced Anatomy Unit 2 Exam Flashcards
Functions of connective tissue
protection, lubrication, filtration
Hyaline cartilage
- Found at the end of long bones, ribs, trachea, bronchi, nose, and embryotic skeleton
- Type 2 collagen
- Provides smooth surfaces for joints and support
Fibrocartilage
- Found at the pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, and menisci
- Type 1 and type 2 collagen
- Provides support
Elastic cartilage
- Found in the epiglottis, external ear, and auditory tube
- Type 2 collagen
- Provides support through flexibility
Classification of bone shapes: long bones
- bones that are longer than wide (bones of the limbs)
Classification of bone shapes: short bones
Short cube bones (bones of the wrists and ankles)
Classification of bone shapes: flat bones
Sternum, ribs, some bones of the skull
Classification of bone shapes: irregular bones
All other bones (vertebrae, hip bones)
Classification of bone locations: sutural
Located within the sutures of the skull (not always present)
Classification of bone locations: sesamoid bones
- Shaped like a sesame seed and is surrounded by a tendon
- Knee: patella
- Hands: first and second metacarpal
- Feet: first metatarsal
- Wrist: pisiform bone
- Neck: hyoid bone
- Ear: the lenticular process of the incus
Structure of a long bone
Diaphysis, epiphyses, epiphyseal lines, periosteum, and endosteum
Diaphysis
The shaft of a long bone that contains a yellow marrow cavity
Epiphyses
- Ends of long bones (joint surfaces)
- Spongy bone
- Covered with articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage)
Epiphyseal lines
- Between epiphyses and diaphysis
- Former growth plates or epiphyseal plates
Periosteum
Connective tissue membrane which surrounds the external surface of the diaphysis
Endosteum
Connective tissue membrane which surrounds the internal surfaces of the bone
Bone histology: osteoblasts
- Makes bone and secretes osteoid
- Turns into osteocytes
Bone histology: osteocytes
- Mature bone cells
- cell bodies sit in a space called lacunae
- cell processes of osteocytes sit in spaces called canaliculi
Bone histology: osteoclasts
Breaks down bone tissue
Extracellular bone matrix: osteoid
- secreted by osteoblasts
- accounts for bones strength
Extracellular bone matrix: hydroxyapatites
Accounts for bone hardness
Compact bone
outer bone comprised of osteons
Osteon
- tube of bone matrix formed by rings called concentric lamellae
- central canals connected by perforating canals
Spongey bone
- surrounded by compact bone
- no osteons
- composed of plates of bone called trabeculae
Intramembranous ossification
- bone originates from connective tissue membranes
- Mesenchyme
- flat bones of skull and clavicle
Endochondral ossification
- bone originates from hyaline cartilage
- most bones
Wolf’s law of bone architecture
- stress correlates with density
- action of osteoclasts and osteoblasts
Bone hormonal control: PTH
- released when Ca level in blood is too low
- PTH stimulates osteoclasts to breakdown bone
Bone hormonal control: calcitonin
- released when Ca level in blood is too high
- calcitonin inhibits osteoclasts
Osteomalacia (rickets)
- osteoid produced but hydroxyapatites are not deposited
- results in soft bones, bones might bend (bow legged)
- caused by Vitamin D deficiency or lack of Ca in diet
Osteoporosis
More bone is broken down than formed