Chapter 6 Bones Flashcards
(18 cards)
Long bone parts
Spongy bone
Epiphyseal lines
Compact bone
Yellow marrow
4 basic types of bones
Long-thigh
Short-wrists
Flat-skull
Irregular-spine
Spongy bone
Red marrow-produces blood cells
Compact bone
Yellow marrow-wbcs and fat
In an er can be converted to red
Ossification
Bone formation during 6 or 7th week of embryonic life
Intramembranous ossification
Skull
Endochondral ossification
Most bones
Tarsals
Ankle bones
Metatarsals
Instep
Phalanges
Toes
Fracture types
Complete Compound-pierces skin Simple-doesn't pierce skin Comminuted-broken into several pieces Segmental-only one piece is broken Spiral-fracture line spirals around bone Oblique-break angles across bone Transverse-right angles to the long axis of the bone Incomplete-not broken completely through Green stick-only on one side of bone and bone is bowed Fissured-lengthwise split
Functions of skeletal system
Support Protection Attachment sites for skeletal muscles Blood cell production Mineral storage
Osteoblasts
Form bone
Osteoclasts
Breakdown bone
Osteocytes
Bone cells
Epiphyseal plate
Separates epiphyses from diaphysis
Diarthrosis
Synovial joint
Example-knee joint
Osteoporosis
Weakening of bones due to loss of calcium salts
Older people and post menopausal women
Caused by inactivity and decrease hormone production