Hubs Flashcards
Tube running through the middle of osteon
Central canal
Cylinder shaped structures in compact bone
Osteons
Calcified matrix in osteon
Lamellae
Spaces between lamellae
Lacunae
Canals connecting osteocytes
Canaliculi
Crisscrossing branches in cancellous bone
Trabecular
Compact bone resists…
Tension
Cancellous bone resists…
Compression
Shaft
Diaphysis
Where is cancellous bone found?
Epiphysis
Define periosteum
A fibrous membrane that coats surface of bone
Define endosteum
Lines medullary cavity
Define osteoblasts
Synthesise extra cellular matrix
Define osteoclasts
Break down bone minerals
Define Osteocytes
Mature osteoblasts
Where are osteocytes found?
In the lacunae, in lamellae
What percentage of ECM is organic?
33%
What percent of ECM is inorganic?
67%
What is organic matter in ECM?
Colleges and ground substance (protoeglycons)
What matter makes up inorganic ECM?
Hydroxyapatite (mineral salts)
Organic component resists…
Tension
Inorganic component resists…
Compression
What type of pathology occurs when osteoclasts activity outweighs osteoblasts activity? What structural changes occur in compact and cancellous bone?
Osteoporosis. Look up symptoms in book
Name three types of fractures
Compound, simple, green stick