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chapter 8: skeletal system Flashcards

1
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what are the functions of the skeletal system?

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support, protect, movement, storage, hematopoiesis

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what are the types of bones?

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long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid

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what is an example of a long bone?

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humerous

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what is an example of a short bone?

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carpals

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what is an example of a flat bone?

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sternum or frontal

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what is an example of an irregular bone?

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vertebre

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what is an example of a sesamoid bone

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patella

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what is the diaphysis or shaft?

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hollow tube made of hard compact bone, light in weight for easy movement

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what is the medullary cavity?

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hollow area inside the diaphysis of a bone; contains yellow bone marrow

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what is yellow bone marrow?

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an inactive, fatty form of marrow found in the adult skeleton

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what is epiphyses?

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the ends of a long bone; red bone marrow fills in small spaces in the spongy bone inside the epiphyses; some yellow marrow appears with age

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what is articular cartilage?

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thin layer of hyaline cartilage cover each epiphysis; functions like a cushion placed over the ends of bones where they form a joint

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what is the periosteum?

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strong membrane of dense fibrous tissue covering a long bone everywhere except at joint surfaces

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what is the endosteum?

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thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity

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what is the diploe?

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cancellous bone layer between outer layers of compact bone in flat bones

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what major types of connective tissue do the bones contain?

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bone and cartilage

17
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what is cancellous bone?

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(spongy bone) contains many cavities filled with red or yellow marrow; shapes made from trabeculae

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what is trabeculae?

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beams that form the lattice of spongy; where bone cells are found

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what is compact bone?

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matrix is organized into numerous structural units called osteons or haversian systems

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what is an osteon?

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circular and tubelike structure composed of calcified matrix arranged in multiple layers

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what is an concentric lamella?

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each ring in an osteon

22
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what is a central or haversian canal?

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contains blood vessels and nerves; surrounded by circular lamellae

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what is a transverse canal?

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where central canals connect to each other

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what are osteocytes?

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mature bone cells that were formerly active bone making osteoblast cells but are now dormant; lie between the hard layers of the lamellae in lacunae

25
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what is lacunae

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spaces between lamellae; hols osteocytes

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what is conaliculi?

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tiny canals connecting the lacunae with one another and with the central canal in each osteon

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what is cartilage?

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what are chondrocytes?

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located in lacunae

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