Bones Ch 7/8/9 Flashcards
How many bones in the body?
206
Flanges each fingers and toes, how many?
20
Bone Functions?
-Framework
-Electrolyte Balance
-Protection
-Blood Cell Production
-Acid-Base Balance
Appendicular
The appendages
Axial
The main center portion of skeleton
What does the skeletal framework provide?
Shape, support, and movement
What does the skeletal system do for electrolyte balance?
It stores calcium and phosphorus (stored in the bones)
What does the skeletal system do with blood cell production?
Helps encase red bone marrow, major site of blood cell formation
How many classifications of bones are there?
4 classifications
What is the tiniest bone in the body?
It 3mm long and found in the ear
Flat Bones
Thin, flat, often curved bones protect organs.
Includes: Skull, Ribs, Breastbone (sternum), Shoulder Blades (Scapulae)
Long Bones
These bones have a very long axis and are longer than they are wide.
Includes: Femur, Humerus
(work like levers to move limbs)
Short Bones
About as broad as they are long, tend to be shaped like cubes.
Includes: carpal bones, tarsal bones
Irregular Bones
Often clustered in groups, come in various sizes and shapes.
Includes: Vertebrae, Facial Bones.
Sesamoid Bones
Small bones that are imbedded in tendons
Kneecap is an example of this.
Epiphysis
The head of the each end of the long bone.
Made of porous-looking spongey bone.
Diaphysis
The central shaft portion of the bone.
Thick compact bone makes up the hollow cylinder giving the bone the strength it needs to support large amount of weight.
Articular Cartilage
Covers the surface of the epiphysis, thin layer of hyaline cartilage. This with lubricating fluid between bones, eases movement within a joint.
Medullary Cavity
The central hollow portion of the shaft
Endosteum
Inside of the medullary cavity is lined with a thin epithelial membrane
Red Bone Marrow
Produces blood cells
Yellow Bone Marrow
Rich in fat and stores energy
Periosteum
Dense fibrous membrane that covers the diaphysis.
Epiphyseal Plate
Growth Plate
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of bone and marrow, usually the result of a bacterial infection.
usually require IV abx
Osseous Tissue
a type of connective tissue. Consists of cells fibers and extracellular material (matrix)
Osteoblasts
Help form bone by secreting substances that comprise the bones matrix
Osteoclasts
Dissolve unwanted or unhealthy bone
Osteocytes
Mature osteoblasts that have become entrapped in hardened bone matrix.
Have dual role:
Some dissolve bone
Some deposit new bone
Tensile Strength
Collagen fibers in the matrix make bone highly resistant to stretching forces
Compressional Strength
Calcium salts allow bones to resist (these) strong squeezing forces
Torsional Strength
Bone lacks the ability to endure twisting (this).
Heredity
Every individual inherits a set of genes that determines their maximum height potential
Nutrition
Children who are malnourished grow very slowly and may not reach their full height, regardless of their genetic potential. Nutrients needed are: calcium, phosphorus, vit D, C, A.
Hormones
Hormones that contribute to proper bone growth include growth hormone, thyroxine, parathyroid hormone, insulin, and the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone.
Exercise
Without adequate physical stress in the form of weight-bearing exercise (includes walking) bone distruction will outpace bone creation
Spongy Bone
Light and Porous, cancellous bone tissue found in the ends of long bones.
Compact Bone
Dense and solid, Density offers strength, which is why it forms the shafts of long bones and outer surfaces of other bones.
What is the latticework inside of the spongy or cancellous bone called?
Trabeculae
Inside of the compact ring, what are the concentric onion-like rings called?
Lamellae
What are the center canals called inside the lamellae?
Haversian or Osteonic canal
What is the basic structure called inside of the compact bone?
Osteon
What are the gaps in between the rings of the lamella called?
Lacunae
What are the microscopic passageways that connect the lamellae to each other called?
Canaliculi
Volkmann’s canals
These connect the haversian canals and transport blood and nutrients from the bones exterior to the osteocytes locked inside
Red Bone Marrow
Bone marrow that is charged with producing red blood cells. Nearly all of a child’s bones contain red bone marrow.
Yellow Bone Marrow
Red bone marrow eventually gets replaced with fatty yellow bone marrow. It no longer produces blood cells. How ever in cases of severe chronic blood loss or anemia, yellow marrow can change back to red bone marrow
Ossification
The process of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue evolving into bone. There are two types.
Intramembranous Ossification
The ossification of fibrous connection tissue begins when groups of stem cells in the tissue differentiate into osteoblasts.
Centers for Ossification
clusters of osteoblasts that deposit matrix material and collagen
Fontanel
Soft spots in the newborns skull
Endochondral Ossification
Begins in long bones, is when cartilage begins to harden into bone.
Where does bone lengthening occur?
The Epiphyseal Plate
Pathologic Fracture
Break in a diseased or weakened bone
Fx
Fracture
Spontaneous Fracture
Normal bone, no apparent force or trauma but it fractures. Child may have or elderly. Not common with daily activity.
Resorption
destroying old bone
ossification
depositing new bone
Remodeling
the process of resorption and ossification
Fracture
a break in the bone
Close Reduction
being able to manipulate the bones back into place without surgery
Open reduction
Using surgery to reposition the bones and using screws, pins, plates etc to stabilize
Condyle
Rounded knob, usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint
Facet
A flat surface
Head
The prominent, expanded end of a bone
Crest
A moderately raised ridge
Epicondyle
A bump superior to a condyle
Process
A projection or raised area
Spine
A sharp, pointed process
Trochanter
A large process, found only on the femur
Tubercle
A small rounded process
Tuberosity
A rough raised bump, usually for muscle attachment
Fossa
A furrow or depression
Fovea
A small pit
Sulcus
Groove or elongated depression