Chapter 5 - Bone Tissue Flashcards
Function of skeletal system - storage of minerals
The Ca salts of bone represent a valuable mineral reserve that maintains normal concentrations of Ca and phosphate ions in body fluids
Ca is most abundant
Functions of skeletal system - support
Provides structural support for the entire body
Individual bones or groups provide a framework for the attachment of soft tissues and organs
Function of skeletal system - blood cell production
RBC, WBC, and platelets are produced in the red bone marrow which fills the internal cavities of many bones
Functions of skeletal systems - protection
Skeletal elements protect delicate tissues and organs
Ribs protect heart and lungs
Skull encloses the brain
Pelvis cradles the delicate digestive and repro organs
Functions of skeletal system - leverage
They can change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal muscles
Long bone gross anatomy - diaphysis
Shaft
Long bone gross anatomy - epiphyses
Two ends of the bone
Long bone gross anatomy - metaphysis
A narrow zone inbetween diaphysis and epiphysis
Long bone gross anatomy - epiphyseal plate
A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone that determines the future length and shape of the mature bone
Long bone gross anatomy - periosteum
Fibrous outer layer
Osteogenic inner layer
Isolates and protects the bone from surrounding tissues
Provides a route and a place of attachment for circulatory and nervous supply
Actively participates in bone growth and repair
Long bone gross anatomy - medullary or marrow cavity
The space within a bone that contains the marrow
Long bone gross anatomy- endosteum
Lines the medullary cavity
Contains osteoprogenitor cells
Covers the trabeculae of spongy bone and lines the inner surfaces of the central canals and perforating canals
Active during the growth of bone and whenever repair or remodeling is underway
Long bone gross anatomy - compact bone
Thickest where stresses arrive from a limited range of directions
Dense and solid
Lone bone gross anatomy. - spongy bone
Much more capable of resisting stresses applied from many different directions
Forms an open network of struts and plates
Blood and nerve supply of bone tissue - nutrient artery/vein
Form as blood vessels invade cartilage model at the start of endochondral ossification
Only one vein and one artery entering the diaphysis through a nutrient foramen