bone Flashcards
bone
supporting connective tissue
tissue characteristics
-complex organs containing all four tissue types
-extracellular matrix is sturdy and rigid due to deposition of minerals
general functions
-structural support/body framework
-protection of more delicate organs
-movement (attachment site for muscles)
-hemopoiesis
-storage of mineral and energy reserves
hemopoiesis
blood cell production in red bone marrow
storage of mineral and energy reserves
-calcium and phosphate
-lipids stored in yellow marrow
bone classifications
long, short, flat, and irregular
long bones
-longer than wide
-most appendages
short bones
-equal in length and width
-tarsal bone
flat bones
-broad and thin
-cranium bones
irregular bones
-don’t fit in other categories
-unusually shaped
three regions of long bones
diaphysis, epiphysis, and metaphysis
diaphysis
shaft of the bone
epiphysis
-end of bone
-each has two
-proximal and distal
-typically spongy
metaphysis
in between diaphysis and epiphysis
articular cartilage
-at the end of long bones
-function: protection
medullary cavity
-area in center of diaphysis that contains no spongy bone
-contains yellow bone marrow in adult bones
spongy bone
-contains red bone marrow: hemopoiesis
-where new blood cells are produced
endosteum
membrane lining the internal surfaces of the bone