Ch 8 Skeletal System Flashcards
Contains the skull hyoid bone vertebral column ribs and the sternum
Axial skeleton
The appendicular skeleton is further divided into what
Pectoral girdle/upper extremity and the pelvic girdle/lower extremity
Examples of a long bone
Arm forearm fingers thigh leg toe bones
Examples of a short bone
Wrist ankle bones
Cranial pelvic griddle pectoral girdle sternum and ribs
Flat
Kneecap/patella
Sesamoid
Examples of any irregular bone
Floor of skull facial bones vertebral bones
Layers of dense mineral salts that make up the inorganic portion of the bone
lamellae
Actual spaces in the bone matrix where osteocytes reside
Lacunae
Deposit matrix young immature bone cell non-mitotic secrete matrix
Osteoblasts
Mature cell maintain matrix process connect nutrient supply and other cells
Osteocytes
Dissolve matrix
Osteoclasts