Chapter 6 Flashcards
how many bones are in the human body?
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functions of the bones
support, movement, protection, storage, blood cell production
tissues
cartilage
ligaments
tendons
bones
bones
compact
spongy (cancellous)
epiphysis
ends of the long bone
diaphysis
shaft of the long bone
medullary cavity
cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
periosteum
membrane covering bones
has lots of blood vessels
trabeculae
little bony plates that makeup spongy bone
osteoblasts
cells that do the rebuilding
Bone forming cells
osteocytes
bone cell
Located bt thin sheets of extracellular matrix called lamellae
osteclasts
cells that destroy and breakdown the bone
ossifitcaion
- process of making bone
- intramembranous ( connective tissue membrane)
- endochondral (cartilage)
fontanal
soft spot on babies head
intramemranous
between membranes
happens in babies skull
endochondral
springy cartilage
replaced by bone when you get older
types of fractures
spiral oblique complete incomplete comminuted impacted simple compound
complete
completely broken through
incomplete
broken but still connected to self
also called a greenstick fracture
comminuted
shattered
impacted
jammed bone together
simple
doesn’t break skin
compound
breaks through the skin
axial skelton
skull hyoid vertebral column rib cage sternum