Lecture 3: Bones, Bone Development, and Joints Flashcards
Describe diaphysis of long bones
(shaft)Elongated and may have medullary cavity
Describe the epiphyses of long bones
(ends) separated from diaphysis by a growth plate (epiphyseal plate)
describe the periosteum of long bones
outer fibrous connective tissue covering bone, continuous with connective tissue coverings of muscles, tendons, ligaments
describe the endosteum of long bones
medullary cavity, delicate connective tissue
Does long bone have a blood supply?
yes
What type of cartilage does long bones have?
articular cartilage
What are short bones?
cubed shaped or round and exemplified by carpals and tarsals
What are flat bones?
certain skull bones, ribs, sternum, scapulae
What are irregular bones?
vertebrae and facial bones
What are sesamoid bones?
found where tendons cross the ends of long bones in the limbs, they can also change the angle fo tendon insertion to give greater mechanical advantage
What is a fissure?
a narrow, cleft-like opening between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels and nerves pass.
What is a foramen?
a hole through a bone or through the wall of a bone into the medullary cavity through which pass vessels and nerves.
What is a canal?
a foramen with some length and an orifice at each end.
What is a meatus?
tube-like passageway running within a bone with an orifice at only one end.
What is a paranasal sinus?
air filled cavity within a bone connected to the nasal cavity
What is a groove (sulcus)?
furrow or depression that accommodates a soft structure such as a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon
What is a fossa?
depression in or on a bone
What is a fovea?
little pit
What is a condyle?
large, rounded articular prominence
What is a head?
rounded articular projection supported on a constricted portion
What is a facet?
smooth, flat surface
What is a process?
prominent projection
What is a tubercle?
small, rounded process