Lecture 1 - Bone Structure Flashcards
Functions of bone and skeletal system
- supports soft tissues and provides attachment for skeletal muscles
- protects internal organs
- assists in movement
- mineral homeostasis
- blood cell production (hematopoiesis)
- triglyceride storage
- endocrine function
what hormones are involved in mineral homeostasis?
- PTH
- calcitonin
- vitamin D
where does hematopoiesis occur?
red bone marrow (produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)
where is triglyceride storage at?
yellow bone marrow
what hormones do bones secrete?
- osteocalcin
- lipocalin
osteocalcin function
regulates blood glucose levels by increasing insulin secretion from beta cells and increase insulin sensitivity in surrounding tissues. stimulates testosterone secretion. role in fight or flight response
lipocalin function
suppresses appetite
diaphysis
shaft of long bone
epiphyses
distal and proximal ends of the bone, covered with hyaline cartilage
what kind of cartilage is the epiphyses covered with?
articular cartilage
metaphyses
section between diaphysis and epiphyses
epiphyseal plate
layer of hyaline cartilage found in metaphyses allows for bone to grow in length
epiphyseal line
cartilage is replaced with bone (no longer grow in length). found in metaphyses
periosteum
sheath of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding bone surface
function of periosteum
- protect bone
- assists in fracture repair
- helps nourish bone tissue
- serves as attachment point for ligaments and tendons
medullary cavity
space within diaphysis
endosteum
thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity
nutrient artery
- principle artery that supplies shaft of bone
- the branches of the nutrient artery snake though the canals of haversian systems and other cavities of the bone
- the nutrient artery enters the diaphysis via nutrient foramen