Basic Anatomy Flashcards
Short bones
Spongy
Carpals
Tarsals
Long bones
Compact
Femur
Humerus
Curved and flat bones
Compact bone around a layer of spongy bone
Skull
Ribs
Sternum
Clavicle
Irregular bones
Vertebrae
Hip
Shaft of long bone
Compact bone
Diaphysis
Ends of long bone
Spongy bone
Epiphysis
Site at which chondrocytes divide
Resting zone
Zone which lengthens the cartilage model
Zone of proliferation
Zone where mature chondrocytes undergo hypertrophy and accumulate glycogen
Zone of hypertrophy
Zone where matrix between degenerating chondrocytes become filled with hydroxyapatite
Zone of calcification
Zone with differentiating osteoblasts
Zone of ossification
Immovable joints
Synarthroses
Fibrous
Slightly movable joints
Amphiarthroses
Cartilaginous
Freely movable joints
Diarthroses
Slightly movable
Fibrous joints
Sutures
Syndesmoses
Gomphosis