Exam 1 Flashcards
Sagittal Plane
Right and left halves
Coronal/ frontal
Anterior and posterior
Transverse
Superior and inferior halves
The shaft in long bones
Diaphysis
The diaphysis is made up of
Hard, compact bone
Diaphysis wall
Cortex
Outer surface/membrane of the diaphysis
Periosteum
Contains fatty marrow
Medullary cavity
At each end of the long bone
Epiphysis
Spongy bone or
Cancellous bone
New bone is formed by specialized cells known as
Osteoblasts
Cells that reabsorb old bone are
Osteoclasts
Cortisol bone is stiffer and can withstand greater stress but less
Strain
Bone in a healthy bone will adapt to the loads it is placed under
Wolffs Law
Synovial joints are freely
Moveable
Protein molecule that is attached to many gylcosaminoglycans
Proteoglycan
Tensile strength
Collagen
Most abundant protein in the body
Collagen
Collagen in bone
Shear strength
Collagen in tendons
Tensile strength
How many types of collagen
4
Most abundant collagen in the body
Type 1
Type 1 cartilage is in
Bones, skin, and tendons
Type 2 collagen
Cartilage