chapter 7 (test 2) Flashcards
osteology
the study of the bone
skeletal system
bones, cartilage, and ligaments
cartilage
covers many joint surfaces of adult bones
ligaments
holds bones together at joints
bones(osseous tissue)
connective tissue with matrix hardened by calcium phosphate and other minerals
mineralization
hardening process of bone
calcification
hardening process of bone
lacunae
tiny cavities where the osteocytes
canaliculi
little channels connecting lacunae
skeleton function
support: holds up the body and muscles and teeth
protection: brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs
movement: limbs, breathing, action of muscle on bone
electrolyte balance: calcium and phosphate
acid-base balance: buffers blood against excess pH changes
blood formation: red bone marrow=chief blood cell producer
ruffled border
side of a osteoclast facing the bone surface
osteogenesis imperfecta
brittle bone disease (no collagen)
rickets
disease where bone are easily bendable (no hydroxyapatite)
interstitial growth
growth in length of the bones (stops early 20’s)
appositional growth
growth in width on the bones (continues all your life)
ossification
formation of bone
epiphyseal plate
growth zone on bones
region of transition from cartilage to bone
metaphysis
zone of transition facing the marrow cavity
epiphyseal line
place in adult bone where the epiphyseal plate once was
circumferential lammellae
osteoclasts of endosteum increase marrow cavity