Bone development Flashcards
what are the 2 types of centres of ossification
primary centres
secondary centres
where do primary centre come from
present at birth
A very orderly sequence
forms in the diaphysis
where do secondary centres come from
after birth
at ends of long bone
forms in epiphysis
bulbus sneds
ossification centres after birth
diaphysis
the shaft or central part of a long bone
epiphysis
end of bone
taller people
ossification happens for longer
epiphyseal line/plate
growth plate between diaphysis and epiphysis occurs in children
In adults = fuse together and no longer see the line
why can lifting weights stunt growth
disturb growth plates
should not fuse until adult
where is growth mainly from
the diaphysis side of the epiphyseal plate (e.g knee joint)
where to ossification centres meet
epiphyseal line
what can renters of ossification be used for
help to date individuals
when secondary ossification centres occur
when epiphyseal centres appear or fuse with diaphyses
help to date bones of individuals
when do primary and secondary centres fuse
during puberty
what changes to the rib cage happen as we age
typhoid process fuses with the body - middle age
manubrium fuses with the body - old age
costal cartilages ossify - old age (esp 1st rib)
what does manubrium fusing cause
restricts breathing - pump handle mechanism
what does costal cartilages ossifying cause
makes ribs of elderly people very vulnerable to fractures
as outer shell become brittle and they have less cartilage
what is the scapula like in children
relatively wide
what happens to scapula as we age
Maybe absorbed and thins out - especially in the fossa - creating roles
supraspinous ligament ossifies
what happens to supraspinous ligament in elderly
frequent ossifies
where does most of the growth occur in the humerus
most growth occurs at the superior end
where does most of the growth occur in the ulna
most growth occurs in the inferior end
where does most of the growth occur in the radius
most growth occurs in the inferior end
sternum parts
manubrium
body
xiphoid process
what is one of the first lines to develop in the hand
capitate bone
dominates other bones
primary centre 6 months
carpal bones
capitate
hamate
pisiform
trapezoid
trapezium
Triquetrum
scaphoid
lunate
what’s the last bone to ossify in the hand
pisiform
9–14 years
smallest bone
layers of bones in hand starting at wrist
carpal bones
metacarpals
phalanges
hand x ray at birth
big caps between bones
no main ossicailry centres
epiphysis are not visible
only main shaft has ossified
no carpal bones
hand x ray at 6 months
2 capi bones appear
what age do you see secondary ossification centres appear
1 year
mature at 2 years
x ray of hand at 3 years
secondary ossification centres matured
3rd carpal bone
when does 4th carpal bone appear
5 years
x ray of hand at 6 years
ulna bona has secondary ossification centres
7th carpal bona appeared