chapter 7 part 2 Flashcards
bone classification
long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid
longer than they are wide
long bones
function as levers
long bone
examples of long bones
humerus, femur, ulna, tibia
end of long bone
epiphysis
shaft of long bone
diaphysis
between epiphysis and diaphysis
metaphysis
location of epiphyseal plate
metaphysis
hollow shape in diaphysis
medullar cavity
houses yellow bone marrow
medullary cavity
layer of hyaline that reduces friction in joint
articular cartilage
growth plate found in children
epiphyseal plate
contains growing cartilage that allows bones to increase in length
epiphyseal plate
epiphyseal plate undergoes this process to become epiphyseal line in adults
ossifies
site of previous epiphyseal plate
epiphyseal line