Bone Flashcards
What a) the mechanical function b) the composition of a ligament?
A) resist tension
B) collagen I
What is a) the mechanical function b) the composition of a tendon?
A) resist tension
B) collagen I
What is a) the mechanical function b) the composition of the cartilage?
A) resist compression
B) collagen II, proteoglycan and water
What is a) the mechanical function b) the composition of fibrocartilage?
A) resist tension and compression
B) collagen I&II, proteoglycan and water
What is a) the mechanical function b) the composition of a bone?
A) resist compression
B) collagen I and minerals
What is a) the mechanical function b) the composition of synovial?
A) lubrication
B) mainly cellular
What is bone predominantly made of when a child is born?
Cartilage
In what process does cartilage turn in flat bones?
Interamembramous ossification
In what process does cartilage turn into long bones?
Endochrondal ossification
Describe the process of endochondral ossification
Blood vessels invade cartilage which ossifies to become bone
Describe the process of imtramembranous ossification?
Mesenchyme turns to bone as cells proliferate and condense to form flat bones
What colour is bone marrow?
Red when young
Yellow and fatty when old
