M106 Skeletal system and joint review Flashcards
The primary organs of the skeletal system
Bones
We classify bones by their?
Shape/size
Another name for joints?
Articulation
Which body system supports, protects, aids in movement and stores?
Skeletal
Name some structures that bone protects
Spongy bone, Red and yellow blood marrow, Brain, Spinal cord
How do muscles move bones
They pull
What do bones store
Calcium, minerals, red and yellow bone marrow
This term means blood cell formation
Homeopoiseis
Where does blood cell formation take place?
Red bone marrow
Soft connective tissue inside the hard walls of some bones
Red bone marrow
List the 5 types of bones
Long, short (cube), flat, irregular, and sesamoid
2 examples of long bones
Femur and ulna
Example of short bones
Carpals
Example of flat bones
Ribs
Example of irregular bones
Scapula, vertebrae
Example of a sesamoid bone
Patella
An example of a bone encapsulated within a tendon
Patella
The shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
The hollow area inside the shaft of a long bone
Medullary marrow cavity
This contains the yellow bone marrow
Medullary marrow cavity
The ends of long bones
Epiphysis
Red bone marrow is found in this part of long bone
Spongy bone
Spongy bone is found where?
Epiphysis
The thin layer of cartilage that covers epiphyses
Articular
The purpose of articular cartilage
To cushion and protect joints
The strong fibrous membrane covering long bones (except at joint surfaces)
Periosteum
The type of cartilage that covers joint surface
Articular
The fibrous membrane that lines the medullary cavity
Endosteum
The major types of connective tissue in the skeletal system
Bones& cartilage
Names for the outer layer of bone
Dense/ compact
The porous bone at the end of long bones
Spongey bone
The needlelike threads of spongy bones that surrounds a network of spaces
Traburculae
The intracellular substance of a tissue
Matrix
Numerous structural units that’re how the bone matrix is organized
Osteons
The ring of calcified matrix surrounding the haversian canal
Concentric Lamaelle
The pathway in bone that contains a blood vessel
Central canal
Bone cells
Osteocytes
These are found between the hard layers of lamellae
Osteocytes
Spaces where osteocytes are found
Lacunae
Nutrients pass from the blood vessel in the haversian canal to the osetocytes through the
Caniculae
Cartilage cells
Chondrocytes
No blood vessels are found in this material
Cartilage
Bone forming cells
Osteoblasts
Bone resorbing cells
Osteoclasts
The process of bone formation
Endochondral Ossification
The cartilage between the epiphyses and diaphysis that allows bone growth
Epiphyseal Plate