IC10 Flashcards
The skeletal portion of the system serves as the main storage system for ___ and ___
calcium and phosphorus
Located in long bones are two distinctions of bone marrow: ___ and ___
yellow and red
The yellow marrow has___ connective tissue and is found in the ____.
fatty; marrow cavity
The red marrow of some bones is an important site for___ that replaces cells that have been destroyed by the ___.
hematopoeisis; liver
Function of tendon
connect muscle to bone
A tendon is a tough, flexible band made of _____
fibrous connective tissue
A ligament is a dense, white band of _____
fibrous elastic tissue
Function of ligament
connect the ends of bones together in order to form a joint
Function of bursae
provide cushions between bones and tendons and/or muscles around a joint.
Food high in uric acid
Red meat, nuts, beans
Rheumatoid arthritis is an ___ disease
Autoimmune
Osteoblasts are derived from ____
mesenchymal stem cells
Function of osteoblasts
responsible for bone matrix synthesis and its subsequent mineralization.
Osteocytes are _____ that become incorporated within the newly formed___, which eventually becomes ____
osteoblasts; osteoid; calcified bone
Osteoclasts are ____ cells, derived from the _____
multinucleated; hematopoietic lineage
Function of osteoclasts
resorption of mineralized tissue
Function of osteocyte
1) respond to changes in physical forces upon bone
2) initiate bone formation or resorption
Impact of glucocorticoids on bone cells
1) Induces the decrease in osteoblast differentiation
2) increase apoptosis of both osteoblasts and osteocytes