Chapter 6 Study Guide answers Flashcards
Types of Skeletal Cartilage (3)
- Hyaline
- Elastic
- Fibrocartilage
Characteristics of Hyaline cartilage
collagen, articular, costal, nasal, larnyx.
Characteristics & location of Elastic Cartilage
elastic found outer ear & epiglottis
Characteristics & location of fibrocartilage
compression found in knee & intervertebral discs
Number of bones in adult humans
206
5 classifications of bone
- Long
- Short
- Sesamoid
- flat bones
- irregular
Characteristics and examples of long bones
- Shaft plus two ends
- Limbs (not patella or wrist)
- Not based on size.
Characteristics and examples of short bones
- cube shaped
- wrist
Characteristics and examples of sesamoid bones
- sesame seed shaped
- form within a tendon
- patella (alters the direction of the pull)
Characteristics and examples of flat bones
- thin, flattened, curved
- sternum, scapula, ribs, most skull bones
Characteristics and examples of irregular bones
- misfits/special shape,
- vertebra & hip bones
5 main functions of bones
- Support
- Protection
- Movement
- Mineral storage
- Blood cell formation
Example of support function of bone
Legs =pillars
Example of PROTECTION function of bone
skull, vertebra, rib cage
Example of MOVEMENT function of bone
muscle attached to bone use as levers
Example of mineral storage function of bone
calcium & phosphorous
Example of blood cell formation function of bone
hematopoiesis (the formation of blood cellular components)
Gross structure of compact bone
external is smooth
gross structure of spongy bone
honeycomb (tracbeculae) filled with yellow or red marrow.