BONE ANATOMY Flashcards
What is the cortex?
Tube of solid bone
What is the medulla?
Central cavity filled with bone marrow
What is the diaphysis?
The shaft/ long part of the bone
What is the epiphysis?
The round part of the bone end
What is the metaphysics?
The flared part of the bone towards the end
What is the different between a cortical and cancellous bone?
Cortical is compact
Cancellous is spongy
How many bones in a dog skeleton and in which part?
Trunk- 136
Limbs- 186
Visceral (in soft organs)- 1
What is the axial skeleton?
Bones forming the axis/ centre of the body (vertebrae, pelvis, tail etc.)
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Bones that are attached (forelimbs/ hindlimb)
What are the two examples of visceral bones?
Os penis (cats and dogs)
Os cordis (heart of ruminants)
What is ossification and the two different bone types?
Bones turning hard
- chondral ossification
- membranous ossification
What is Chondral ossification and what bones are formed from it
Bones ossify from a cartilage precursor
Bones replace cartilage
Most weight bearing bones/ limbs
What is membraneous ossification and what bones are formed from it?
develops directly from sheets of mesenchymal (undifferentiated) connective tissue.
Most bones of the skull and scapula
What are the different types of bones?
Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Sesamoid bones
Irregular bones
Why is it important to have lots of different types of bones?
Different shapes have evolved for different functions
Anatomy is about structure and function
Understanding structure of bone helps understand disease processes
What is the shape, function and examples of long bones?
Cylindrical shape
Main part of bone is a column providing strength,
Expanded ends provide transfer of load
Resist tension during muscle contraction
Humerus, radius, femur, tibia
What is the shape, function and examples of short bones?
Many sides, similar dimensions throughout
They are found in groups to distribute weight and force more evenly and reduce concussive forces)
Carpal and tarsal bones
What is articulate bone?
Bone to bone joint
What is a non articulate
A surface for a ligament or tendon to join to
What is the shape, function and examples of irregular bones?
Irregular shape
Common example is vertebrae
What is the shape, function and examples of flat bones?
Thin flat bones
Act as attachments for soft issues and protect underlying tissues
Bones of skull, scapula, pelvis, ribs
What is the shape, function and examples of pneumatic bones?
Bones that have air spaces
Flat bones of the skull that form the paranasal sinus
What are sesamoid bones?
Provides additional strength and reduces wear over joints
Protects tendon over a bony provinence (navicular bone)
Redirects course of tendon (patella)
Attachment for tendon (patella)
Weight bearing function (fetlock)
What is the periosteum structure and function
the membrane of blood vessels and nerves that wraps around most of your bone
Delivers blood supply and sense of feeling to the bone
What is structure and function of the compact bone?
Solid bone consisting of concentric bone arranged around a central osteone
Provides strength and protection
What is structure and function of the cancellous bone?
Less dense and contains red bone marrow
Bone is lighter and produces red blood cells
What is structure and function of the medullary cavity?
Hollow part that contains bone marrow
Makes red blood cells and stores fat
What is deltoid tuberosity and where is it on the humerous?
Triangular part providing attachment for deltoid muscle
About 1/3 towards elbow
What are the medial and lateral epicondyles?
Point of attachment for ligaments or tendons
Allows forearm to flex and extend
What is the trochanter?
The tubercle (small rounded part) of the femur near the hip
Where are the medical and lateral fermoral condyle?
The medial femoral condyle is located on the inside part of the knee whereas the lateral femoral condyle, which is bigger, is located on the outside part of the knee.
What is the intercondylar fossa and its function?
The region between the two femoral condyles and it stabilises the joint
What is the extensor fossa?
Pit/ groove at top of femur
What are the 4 needs for a skeleton?
Structural —> supports the body
Protection —> protects vital organs
Locomotion —> provides rigid rods for muscle attachment
Mineral reserve
What are some limitations of the bone?
Rigid
Hard/ brittle
Unable to expand from within