Lecture Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the six functions of bones?
- Structure
- Assist Movement
- Protection
- Blood cell production
- Mineral Storage
- Energy Storage
Where are blood cells produced?
red bone marrow
What is the production of blood cells called?
Hemopoesis
What ions do bone tissue contain a large amount of?
Calcium and Phosphorous
How does bone maintain blood levels of Calcium and Phosphorous?
By adding or removing them from the blood stream and storing them in bone tissues
Where is energy stored in bone?
In fat cells or adipose tissue in the yellow bone marrow
What are the five classifications of bones?
- Long
- Short
- Flat
- Irregular
- Sesamoid
What are examples of long bones?
Most bones of the appendicular skeleton (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, metacarpals, phalanges)
What are examples of short bones?
Carpals and Tarsals
What are examples of flat bones?
Parietal, Frontal, Occipital, Ribs, Sternum
What are examples of irregular bones?
Bones that don’t fit into other categories ( ethmoid, sphenoid, vertebrae, pelvic bones)
What are sesamoid bones?
Usually embedded in a tendon (Patella, Pisiform, Big Toe, Thumb)
What are the three parts of the gross anatomy of long bones?
- Diaphysis
- Epiphysis
- Metaphysis
What is the diaphysis?
Shaft of long bone
What is the epiphysis?
Two ends of long bone
What is the metaphysis?
Portion between the shaft and the wide parts of the ends, corresponds to the area of epiphyseal line in ossified bone
What is the central cavity of the Diaphysis?
Medullary Cavity
What does the Medullary Cavity contain?
Yellow bone marrow which is 96% fat
What is the Medullary Cavity lined with?
Connective tissue called endosteum
What is the outer compact bone of the diaphysis surrounded by?
Double protective layer called periosteum
What is the outer surface of the Epiphysis?
Cortical (compact or lamellar) Bone
What is the inner surface of the Epiphysis?
Spongy (cancellous or trabecular) Bone
What are the two layers of Periosteum?
- Inner reproductive layer (Stratum Osteogeneticum)
2. Outer fibrous layer (Stratum Fibrosum)
Periosteum covers all of the outer surface of long bones except …….?
the articular surface, points of ligament or tendon insertion, and the surface of the patella or other sesamoid bones
What are the three functions of the Periosteum?
- Nutrition
- Protection
- Growth
How does the Periosteum provide nutrition to the bone?
Via blood vessels which enter the bone through nutrient foramen which then connect to perforating and central canals
How does the Periosteum provide protection to bone?
through free nerve endings
How does the Periosteum function in the growth of the bone?
it is responsible for diametric (width) growth and critical for callus formation following a fracture (inner layer)
What part of bone are the articulating ends?
Epiphysis
What part of the Epiphysis is generally oriented along the major stress lines of the bone?
Spicules
What is the Epiphyseal Plate?
Hyaline cartilage plate in the Metaphysis at each end of long bone
What type of person contains an Epiphyseal Plate?
children and adolescents
What is the Epiphyseal Plate replaced with after an adult has stopped growing?
Epiphyseal Line
What is the Epiphyseal Plate responsible for?
Longitudinal growth
The Epiphyseal Plate usually closes after the ____th year.
25
What is the basic unit of structure of Compact Bone? What is it sometimes called?
- Osteon
- Haversian System
What do Osteons consist of?
central canals surrounded by concentric layers of bone (lamellae), which run parallel to the long axis of the bone and contain nerve, arterioles, and venules.
What are the five structures of an Osteon?
- Lamella : concentric ring
- Central (Haversian) Canal : runs through core
- Perforating Canals : connect central canals
- Lacuna: contain osteocytes
- Canaliculi
What are osteocytes?
mature bone cells
What are Canaliculi?
Tiny canals which interconnect Lacunae