bone test Flashcards
diaphysis
Diaphysis
Shaft of a long bone
The diaphysis is the main or midsection of a long bone. It is made up of cortical bone and usually contains bone marrow and adipose tissue. It is a middle tubular part composed of compact bone which s…
Epiphysis
Epiphysis
End part of long bones
An epiphysis is one of the rounded ends or tips of a long bone that ossify from a secondary center of ossification. Between the epiphysis and diaphysis lies the metaphysis, including the epiphyseal pl…
epiphyseal plate
The epiphyseal plate (or epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate) is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone. It is the part of a long bone where new bone growth takes place;
Trabeculae
In bones, trabeculae form a spongy network that absorbs shock and reduces weigh
osteoblast
Osteoblasts are cells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone.
Osteoclasts:
Bone Eaters
Osteoclasts are giant cells that eat away old or damaged bone, making room for new bone to grow
ossification
Ossification in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts. It is synonymous with bone tissue formation.
Fontanelle
anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising soft membranous gaps between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant.
canaliculus
small channel found in ossified bone for nutrition for example in the Haversian canal
hematopoiesis
Haematopoiesis is the formation of blood cellular components. All cellular blood components are derived from haematopoietic stem cells. In a healthy adult person, approximately 10–10 new blood
hematoma
A hematoma is a blood-filled swelling that forms when a blood vessel breaks or leaks in your body.
ligament
a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
an example of a long bone
femur
example of short bone
tarsals carpals.
example of fibrous joint
skull
