Bone Physiology Flashcards
Bone cavity
Medullary cavity
Long bone ends
Epiphysis
Bone-forming cell
Osteoblasts
Precedes bone tissue on a long bone
Hyaline cartilage
Canals deep into the bone
Perforating and central
Tightly packed bone
Compact bone
Bone shaft
Diaphysis
Isolated bone cell
Osteocyte
Spongy bone
Cancellous bone
Tiny channels that radiate through the bone matrix
Canculicli
Outer covering of bone
Periosteum
Bone unit
Osteon
Chambers around each bone cell
Progenitor
Bone-eroding cell
Osteoclast
Bone matrix composed of this
Hydroxyapatite
Covering at ends of long bone
Hyaline cart
Lining of marrow cavity
Endosteum
Rings within a single bone unit
Concentric
Rings between bone units
Interstitial
Area of bone growth
Epiphyseal plate
Clast
Breakdowns
Blast
Makes
Cyte
Maintains
Hydroxyapatite
Ground substance in bone
Osteoid
G.s with calcium
Primary ossification center location
Diaphysis
2ndary ossification center
Ends of the bone
Remodeling
Restructuring