Bone Flashcards
Function of bone
support/protect, produce RBCs, facilitation of movement, storage of minerals
Three structural components of bone
Diaphysis, Metaphysis and Epiphysis
where is spongy bone located
epiphysis
where is red bone marrow
the spongy bone
where is yellow bone marrow
the diaphysis or the shaft of the bone
Composition of bone
Extracellular matrix and cells
Bone cells
fibroblasts, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts, osteogenic
fibroblasts
produce collagen and other components of the ECM
osteoblasts
form new bone, synthesize and secrete the collagen matrix and calcium salts
located in the epiphyseal plate, endosteum and periosteum
osteocytes
lo longer forming bone cells there just maintain the mineral concentration, these are entrapped in the matrix
osteoclasts
actually “eat” the osteocytes, to reabsorb bone
are found on bone surfaces and at injury sites
Osteogenic Cells
differentiate into osteoblasts
located in the deep periosteum and the bone marrow
types of bone
cortical and cancellous
what are the thin plates in the spongy bone
what is the function of them?
trabeculae; to distribute contact stresses and absorb dynamic loads
the arrangement of them show how the stress is applied
What does it mean that trabeculae is anistropic?
the bone withstands force in different directions but not all the same amount. The bone will be stronger in some directions than others