Head Skeleton Flashcards
Collagenous fibers in a gelatinous material
Chondrin
Clear cartilage found in joints
Hyaline
Found in ears, nose, capable of bending
Elastic cartilage
Cartilage with thick fibrous layer that resists stress
Fibrocartilage
Cartilage embedded with minerals
Calcified cartilage
Highly vascular tissue composed of mineralized matrix of collagenous fibers and hydroxyapatite
Bone
Connective tissue covering of bone
Periosteum
Inner layer of bone
Osteogenic layer
Connective layer of bone
Endosteum
Contain osteocytes in lacunae
Canaliculi
Matured osteoblast
Osteocyte
Small cavity containing an osteocyte
Lacunae
Traberculae surrounded by layers of bone
Dermal bone
Dermal bone homologous to
Non-denticulate layer
Force pulling apart
Tension
Force pushing in
Compression
Force that pushes in opposite directions at different points
Shear force
Force that twists ends of object in opposite directions
Torsion
An irregularly shaped connective tissue that produces the extra-cellular matrix
Fibroblast
An early embryonic cell that produces cartilage
Chondroblast
A mature cartilage cell
Chondrocyte