Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
Q
The Skeletal system
-5 functions
A
- Support
- Storage of minerals
- Blood cell production
- Protection
- Movement
2
Q
Classification of bones by shape
-6 shapes
A
- Long
- Short
- Flat
- Irregular
- Sesamoid
- Sutural
3
Q
Long bone
- definition
- 6 examples
A
- Relatively long and
1. Arm
2. Forearm
3. Thigh
4. Leg
5. Fingers
6. Toes
4
Q
Short bone
- definition
- 2 examples
A
- cube like; greater in width then length
1. wrist
2. ankle bones
5
Q
Flat bone
- definition
- 3 examples
A
- thin and flat
1. sternum, skull bones, ribs
6
Q
Irregular bone
- definition
- 3 examples
A
- complex shapes
1. vertebrae
2. sphenoid
3. os coxae
7
Q
Sesamoid
- definition
- example
A
- “sesame seed” shape
- patella
8
Q
Sutural
- definition
- location
A
- small, flat, and irregularly shaped
- located between flat bones of skull
9
Q
Periosteum
- definition
- 3 functions
A
- fibrous and cellular layer
1. Protection
2. Growth and prepare
3. Provides route for blood vessel entry
10
Q
Endosteum
-3 functions
A
- Lines marrow cavity
- connective tissue and cells
- Growth and repair
11
Q
Nutrient artery
A
main blood supply to bone
12
Q
Marrow cavity
- what is it also known as
- what does it contain
A
- “medullary”
- contains yellow marrow (fat)
13
Q
Spongy bone
- what is it also known as
- definition
A
- “cancellous” or “trabecular”
- Porous and contains red bone marrow
14
Q
Compact bone
A
- dense
- surrounds bone
- deep to periosteum
15
Q
Epiphyseal line
A
starts as cartilage and ends as bone
16
Q
Basic functional unit of mature contact bone
A
osteon
17
Q
Osteon
- what type of system
- definition
A
- Haversian system
- arrangement of osteocytes in lacunae in concentric circles
18
Q
Central Canal
- aka
- definition
A
- haversian canal
- contains blood vessels (artery and vein) and nerves
19
Q
Osteocyte
- definition
- housed where
- function
A
- mature bone cell that maintains the bone matrix (most mature)
- in lacunae
- maintains protein and mineral content of bone
20
Q
Canaliculi
- definition
- which way does it run
A
- small passageways that link lacunae to the central canal
- vertically