Bones and skeleton shit Flashcards
Trabeculae
Small supporting beam in spongy bone tissue
What are the three types of cartilage
Hyaline
Elastic
Fibrocartilage
What type of cartilage is the most abundant
Hyaline
What gives bone tissue it’s hardness
Calcium salts
What are the cavities in bone tissue for (2)
Fat storage and blood cell synthesis
What are the four stages of creating a bone cell
osteoprogenitor cell
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteoclast
What is the dense outer layer of bone
Compact bone
What is the name for spongy bone
Trabecular bone
What is the periosteum
Membrane that covers the outer layer of bone
What does the periosteum consist of (2)
outer fibrous layer
inner osteogenic layer
What is the fibrous layer of the periosteum made of
dense irregular connective tissue
What is the osteogenic layer of the periosteum made of
osteoblasts
What is the endosteum
membrane that covers trabeculae and lines canals
What does the axial skeleton consist of
Head and torso
What does the appendicular skeleton consist of
Limbs
How are bones classified
By their shape
What are the 4 types of bone classification
Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular bones
What is the bone resorbing cell
Osteoclast
What cell is responsible for bone growth
Osteoblast
What is the name for the shaft of long bones
Diaphysis
What part of a long bone has a marrow cavity
Diaphysis
Whats the name for the ends of a long bone
Epiphysis
What is the interior of epiphyses filled with
Spongy bone
Epiphyses have a thin layer of what on outer surface
Hyaline cartilage
Whats another word for compact bone
Lamellar bone
What is the haversian system
Osteons