Bone Tissue Flashcards
What is articular cartilage?
Thin layer of cartilage covering an epiphysis; reduces friction and acts as a shock absorber.
What is articulation?
Where two bone surfaces meet.
What is bone?
Hard, dense connective tissue that forms the structural elements of the skeleton.
What are canaliculi?
(Singular = canaliculus) Channels within the bone matrix that house one of an osteocyte’s many cytoplasmic extensions that it uses to communicate and receive nutrients.
What is cartilage?
Semi-rigid connective tissue found on the skeleton in areas where flexibility and smooth surfaces support movement.
What is the central canal?
Longitudinal channel in the center of each osteon; contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels; also known as the Haversian canal.
What is closed reduction?
Manual manipulation of a broken bone to set it into its natural position without surgery.
What is compact bone?
Dense osseous tissue that can withstand compressive forces.
What is diaphysis?
Tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of a long bone.
What is diploë?
Layer of spongy bone, that is sandwiched between two layers of compact bone found in flat bones.
What is endochondral ossification?
Process in which bone forms by replacing hyaline cartilage.
What is endosteum?
Delicate membranous lining of a bone’s medullary cavity.
What is epiphyseal line?
Completely ossified remnant of the epiphyseal plate.
What is epiphyseal plate?
(Also, growth plate) Sheet of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis of an immature bone; replaced by bone tissue as the organ grows in length.
What is epiphysis?
Wide section at each end of a long bone; filled with spongy bone and red marrow.
What is external callus?
Collar of hyaline cartilage and bone that forms around the outside of a fracture.
What is a flat bone?
Thin and curved bone; serves as a point of attachment for muscles and protects internal organs.
What is a fracture?
Broken bone.
What is fracture hematoma?
Blood clot that forms at the site of a broken bone.
What is hematopoiesis?
Production of blood cells, which occurs in the red marrow of the bones.
What is hypercalcemia?
Condition characterized by abnormally high levels of calcium.
What is hypocalcemia?
Condition characterized by abnormally low levels of calcium.
What is internal callus?
Fibrocartilaginous matrix, in the endosteal region, between the two ends of a broken bone.
What is intramembranous ossification?
Process by which bone forms directly from mesenchymal tissue.
What is an irregular bone?
Bone of complex shape; protects internal organs from compressive forces.
What is open reduction?
Surgical exposure of a bone to reset a fracture.
Who is an orthopedist?
Doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.
What is osseous tissue?
Bone tissue; a hard, dense connective tissue that forms the structural elements of the skeleton.
What is ossification?
(Also, osteogenesis) Bone formation.
What is an ossification center?
Cluster of osteoblasts found in the early stages of intramembranous ossification.
What is an osteoblast?
Cell responsible for forming new bone.
What is an osteoclast?
Cell responsible for resorbing bone.
What is an osteocyte?
Primary cell in mature bone; responsible for maintaining the matrix.
What is an osteogenic cell?
Undifferentiated cell with high mitotic activity; the only bone cells that divide; they differentiate and develop into osteoblasts.
What is osteoid?
Uncalcified bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts.
What is an osteon?
(Also, Haversian system) Basic structural unit of compact bone; made of concentric layers of calcified matrix.
What is osteoporosis?
Disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass; occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation, a common occurrence as the body ages.
What is a perforating canal?
(Also, Volkmann’s canal) Channel that branches off from the central canal and houses vessels and nerves that extend to the periosteum and endosteum.
What is perichondrium?
Membrane that covers cartilage.
What is periosteum?
Fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of bone and continuous with ligaments.
What is primary ossification center?
Region, deep in the periosteal collar, where bone development starts during endochondral ossification.
What is a projection?
Bone markings where part of the surface sticks out above the rest of the surface, where tendons and ligaments attach.
What is the proliferative zone?
Region of the epiphyseal plate that makes new chondrocytes to replace those that die at the diaphyseal end of the plate and contributes to longitudinal growth of the epiphyseal plate.
What is red marrow?
Connective tissue in the interior cavity of a bone where hematopoiesis takes place.
What is remodeling?
Process by which osteoclasts resorb old or damaged bone at the same time as and on the same surface where osteoblasts form new bone to replace that which is resorbed.