Exam 3- Chapter 6 Flashcards
Contain no blood vessels or nerves, mostly water to help spring back into shape
Skeletal Cartilage
dense connective tissue girdle contains blood vessels for nutrient delivery to cartilage, surrounds the skeletal cartilage
perichondium
most abundant skeletal cartilage
hyaline cartilage
provide support, flexibility and resilience
hyaline cartilage
Contain elastic fibers
Elastic cartilage
Contain collagen fibers and have the greatest tensile strength
Fibrocartilage
forms the long axis of the body and includes the ones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage
axial skeleton
consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs
appendicular skeleton
bones that are longer than they are wide
long bones
cube shaped bones; sesamoid bones
short bones
thin, flat slightly curves
flat bones
complicated shapes
irregular bones
function of bones
- support
- protection
- movement
- storage of minerals
- blood cell formation
- energy storage
- hormone production
round projection
tuberosity
narrow prominant ridge
crest
large, blunt, irregular
trochanter
small rounded projection
tubercle
raised area above condyle
epicondyle
sharp slender projection
spine
any bony prominence
process
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
head
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
facet
rounded articular projection
condyle