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Bone Tissue & Terminology Flashcards

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A bone is composed of several types of tissue

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Osseous (bone) tissue
Cartilage
Dense connective tissue
Epithelium
Adipose tissue
Nervous tissue
As a result, each bone is considered an organ

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Epiphysis

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End of the bone
Surfaces that form joints with other bones are covered with a layer of (hyaline) ARTICULAR CARTILAGE -covers the bone where it meets another bone
Contains RED BONE MARROW

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Diaphysis

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Long cylindrical portion in the middle
Lined by PERIOSTEUM (outside) and ENDOSTEUM (inner)
Encloses the MEDULLARY (MARROW) CAVITY, which contains
YELLOW BONE MARROW

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Metaphysis

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Contains a layer of hyaline cartilage called the EPIPHYSEAL GROWTH PLATE (allows the diaphysis to grow in length)

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4 types of cells present in bone tissue

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Osteogenic cells – act as stem cells
Osteoblasts – produce the extracellular matrix
Osteoclasts – break down the extracellular matrix
Osteocytes – mature bone cells that maintain its metabolism

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bone cells are surrounded by what?

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an extracellular matrix
Water (15%)
Collagen fibers (30%)
Crystallized mineral salts (55%)
(e.g., calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, hydroxyapatite)

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Compact Bone Tissue

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Stronger (protection, resists stresses)
Consists of tightly-packed concentrically arranged lamellae called osteons
Beneath the periosteum of ALL BONES
Most of the diaphysis of long bones
Heavy and harder to move

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Spongy (Cancellous) Bone Tissue

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Lighter (reduces the weight of a bone)
Consists of irregular lamellae called trabeculae, between which are spaces filled with marrow
Most of the interior of short, flat and irregular bones
Most of the epiphysis of long bones
Narrow rim surrounding the medullary cavity (long bones)
lighter and easier to move

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two types of bone tissue

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Compact Bone Tissue
Spongy (Cancellous) Bone Tissue

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OSTEOPOROSIS

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Bone tissue continually undergoes remodeling (bone resorption & bone deposition)
If bone resorption > bone deposition, bone mineral density decreases
Typically affects spongy bone tissue more than compact bone tissue, and leads to increased risk of fracture (e.g., hips, vertebrae, wrists)

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What can cause osteoporosis?

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Aging (e.g., estrogen reduction after menopause in women)
Lifestyle – diet (e.g., low Ca++ & Vit D), lack of exercise, smoking, high alcohol consumption
Certain medications (e.g., corticosteroids)

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How can you prevent osteoporosis

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Prevention/treatment:
Diet modifications (e.g., Ca++ & Vit D)
Weight-bearing exercise – especially in adolescence!!! (higher peak bone mass)
Limit smoking and alcohol consumption
Medications (e.g., bisphosponates)
Fall prevention

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Red Bone Marrow

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Composed of developing blood cells, adipocytes and fibroblasts within a network of reticular fibers
Produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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Yellow Bone Marrow

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Composed mainly of adipose (fat) cells

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What type of bone marrow is present in babies and as you age

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All newborn bone marrow is RED
As a person ages, much of this is converted to YELLOW bone marrow
Red bone marrow persists in some adult bones (e.g., skull, vertebrae, hip bones, the epiphyses of long bones in the limbs)

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Functions of the Skeletal System

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Support and protection
Assists movement
Produces blood cells
Stores minerals and lipids

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Functions of the Skeletal System Support and protection

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Bones serve as a structural framework that supports and protects the internal organs

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Functions of the Skeletal System Assists movement

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Bones serve as attachment sites for skeletal muscles

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Functions of the Skeletal System Produces blood cells

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Red bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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Functions of the Skeletal System Stores minerals and lipids

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Minerals (e.g., calcium, phosphorus) in the extracellular matrix of bone tissue can be released into the blood
Triglycerides stored in yellow bone marrow can be released into the blood

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Lone bone

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Greater length than width
Mixture of compact bone (shaft) and spongy bone (ends)
(humerus)

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Short bone

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Nearly equal length and width
Spongy bone surrounded by a thin layer of compact bone
(trapeziod, wrist bone)

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Flat bone

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Composed of two parallel plates of compact bone enclosing a layer of spongy bone
(sternum)

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Irregular bone

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“Complex” shapes with variable amounts of compact and spongy bone
(vertebra)

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sesamoid bone

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Develop within tendons
(reduce wear and tear)
(patella)

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Depressions/openings found on bones

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fissure
foramen
fossa
sulcus
meatus

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fissure

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Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass. Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone

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foramen

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Opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass. Optic foramen of sphenoid bone

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Fossa

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Shallow depression. Coronoid fossa of humerus

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Sulcus

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Furrow along bone surface that accommodates blood vessel, nerve, or tendon. Intertubercular sulcus of humerus

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Meatus

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Tubelike opening. External auditory meatus of temporal bone

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Projections/outgrowths

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Condyle
facet
tubercle
process

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condyle

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Large, round protuberance with a smooth articular surface at the end of a bone. Example: Lateral condyle of femur

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facet

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Smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface. Example: Superior articular facet of vertebra

35
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what bones does the Axial Skeleton consist of?

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head
neck
trunk
80 bonies that lie around the longitudinal axis of the body

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what bones does the Appendicular Skeleton consist of?

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126 bones of the upper/lower limbs and the “girdles” that connect them to the axial skeleton

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tubercle

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variably sized rounded projection

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Process

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projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments

39
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WRite out projections/outgrowths

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KIN 260 (10 decks)

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