Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
Compact Bone
Outer Portion
Medullary Cavity
Inner Portion
Cancellous Bone
Fills medullary Cavity
Bone Marrow
In medullary cavity between the trabeculae
Trabeculae
Web like bony structure
Red bone marrow
Responsible for hemopoiesis - production of blood cells
Osteoblasts
Bone forming cells that line the medullary cavity
Osteoclasts
Specialized cells that are responsible for bone remodeling
Diaphysis
Shaft of long bone
Epiphysis
Expanded end portion
Metaphysis
Growth zone between the diaphysis and epiphysis
Periosteum
Fibrous membrane that encloses all of the bone except at joints
Fibrous / synarthrodial
Sutures of the skull
Cartilaginous / ampiarthrodial
Intervertebral joints
Synovial / Diarthrodial
Knee
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Brittle bone disease