Bones and cartilage Flashcards
1
Q
Branching bony spicules/trabeculae
A
Cancellous
2
Q
Solid mass with microscopic spaces
Provides more strength and least weight
A
Compact bones
3
Q
Thick walled hollow cylinder of compapct bone with a central medullary cavity containing the bone marrow
A
Shaft of Long Bones
4
Q
Ends of long bones made up of spongy bone covered by a thin cortex of compact bone
A
Epiphysis
5
Q
When osteoprogenitor cells divide they become
A
Osteoblast
6
Q
Osteocytes are inactive osteoblast T/F
A
T
7
Q
Giant multinucleated cells closely associated with areas of resorption
A
Osteoclasts
8
Q
Characteristic of osteoclast
A
Bone resorption
Ruffled border
