Bones & Processes Flashcards
Somewhat cube like bone with lengths and widths equal
Examples
Short bones
Bones of wrists and ankles
Bone with Long longitudinal axes and expanded ends.
Examples:
Long bone
Femur phalanges radius ulna
Plate like bones with broad surfaces
Examples
Flat bone
Ribs scapula sternum
Bones in a variety of shapes
Example
Irregular bones
Vertebral column
Small and nodular bones
Example
Sesamoid (Round) bones
Knee cap
Found at each end of a long bone expanded portion
Articulates (forms a joint)
Epiphysis
Shaft of the bone between epiphyses
Diaphysis
Tough vascular covering of fibrous tissue completely encloses the bone except for the articular cartilage
Function: helps form & repair bone tissue
Periosteum
Provides sites where ligaments & tendons attach (process)
Boney projections
Form passages for blood vessels & nerves (process)
Groves & openings
May articulate with process of another (process)
Bone depressions
This type of bone makes up the wall of the diaphysis
Compact bone
Epiphysis is largely composed of ____ tissue
Spongy bone (cancellous)
Hollow tube within the diaphysis
Marrow / Medullary Cavity
A band of hyaline cartilage in growing bone. Includes layers of young chondrocytes undergoing mitosis & causing bone to grow
Epiphyseal plate
Rounded smooth articular surface (joint)
Condyle