Chapter 6 Quiz Flashcards
Protection
Protects internal organs
Support
Provides frameworks; attachment for muscles
Assists in movement
Muscles pull on bones which act as levers
Mineral homeostasis
Stores and releases Ca & P into blood
Production of blood cells
By red bone marrow
Triglyceride storage
Fat is stored in yellow bone marrow
Canaliculi
Small channels connecting lacunae with each other
Compact
Very dense bones with no air spaces within
Connective
Bone is an example of this major tissue type.
Diaphysis
The shaft of a long bone
Endochondral
The method of ossification forming most bones
Epiphyseal plate
The “growth area” in bones where epiphysis joins diaphysis
Epiphyses
The enlarged ends of a long bone
Haversian canal
The center of an osteon which carries blood vessels longitudinally through bone
Haversian system
The unit of structure in a compact bone
Hyaline
Articular cartilage is an example of this cartilage type
Lacunae
Microscopic cavities in bone containing osteocytes
Lamellae
Rings of bony tissue filled with minerals and surrounding the Haversian canal
Matrix
The mineral part of bone
Medullary canal
A space in bone which contains marrow
Osteoblasts
Bone-forming cells
Osteocytes
Mature bone cells
Osteoporosis
Bone disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fractures
Periosteum
The membranous outer covering of a long bone
