Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the four basic tissues of the body?
epithelial, muscle, neural & connective tissues
What is osteology?
the study of bone
What are the 3 primary cell types of bone?
osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes
What is the function of each type of bone cell?
osteoblast- form bone; osteocyte - maintain or nurture bone; osteoclast - remodel bone
What are the bone cells embedded in?
an amorphous matrix consisting of ground substance, protein fibers and various minerals
What is the primary constituent of the ground substance?
glycoamiglycans
What is the principal type of protein fiber in bone?
collagen type 1
What is the primary constituents of the bone mineral?
calcium, phosphate, citrate and carbonate ions
What is the most frequently described deposit in bone?
hydroxyapatite
Bone is also the repository for what additional ions?
sodium, magnesium, fluoride, lead, strontium and radium
What is Wolff’s Law as it pertain to bone?
living tissue will respond to stressors; bone is formed or absorbed in response to stress
What are the 3 responses of bone that allow it to be described as “living”?
it has the ability to heal, to remodel under stressors and to age
What is bone the embryological derivative of?
mesenchyme or cartilage
What is the name given to the pattern of ossification in mesenchyme?
intramembranous ossification
What is the timing for the appearance of intramembranous ossification?
from the second to third month in utero
What is the timing for the appearance of ossification in cartilage?
from the second to fifth month in utero
What part of the skull is derived from endochrondral ossification?
chondrocranium
Which bone of the appendicular skeleton is formed by both endochondral and intramembranous ossification?
the clavicle
What are the primary sources of variation observed in bone?
sexual dimorphism (gender variation), ontogenetic variation (growth or age variation), geographic or population-based variation (ethnic variation) idiosyncratic variation (individual variation)
What is the name given to bone formed in non-bone location?
heterotopic bone
What is the name given to bone formed from existing bone?
accessory bone
What is the characteristic of sesamoid bone?
the bone develops within a tendon
What are consistent examples of sesamoid bones?
patella and pisiform
What are examples of heterotopic bones?
calcific deposits in the pineal gland, heart, and ligaments
What are examples of accessory bone?
para-articular processes and bony spurs of vertebrae
What are the four basic feature categories of bone?
elevations, depressions, tunnels or passageways and facets
When do the surface features of bone become prominent?
during and around puberty
What are the types of osseous linear elevation?
the line, ridge and crest
What are the types of rounded osseous elevations?
tubercle, protuberance, trochanter, tuber or tuberosity and malleolus
What are the categories of sharp osseous elevations?
spine and process
What are the categories of osseous depressions?
linear and rounded depressions
What are the categories of osseous linear depressions?
notch or incisure, groove, and sulcus
What are the categories of rounded osseous depressions?
the fovea and fossa
What are the names given to openings on the surface of bone?
ostium or orifice and hiatus
What are the names given to osseous ostia which completely penetrate bone?
foramen or canal
What is the definition of an osseous foramen?
an ostium passing completely through a thin region of bone
What is the definition of an osseous canal?
an ostium passing completely through a thick region of bone
What is the name given to an ostium which does not completely penetrate through a region of bone but appears as a blind-ended passageway?
meatus
What is the definition of an osseous fissure?
an irregular slit-like or crack-like appearance between the surface of adjacent bones
What are the categories of rounded osseous facets?
articular heads and articular condyles
How many bones form the typical adult skeleton?
206 bones
What are the subdivisions of the skeleton?
the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton
How many bones form the typical adult appendicular skeleton?
126 bones
How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?
80
What bones form the axial skeleton?
the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum and ribs
What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?
the cranium
what are the names given to the top of the adult skull?
the calvaria or calva
What are the categories of bone forming the typical adult skull?
the neurocranium, the facial skeleton (splanchocranium or visceral skeleton) and the auditory ossicles
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?
28 bones