Mod 4 Flashcards
Osteocytes
Maintains communication with bones tissue and provides oversight
Osteoblasts
B for build. Build new bone
Osteoclasts
C is for cut. Bone breakdown and reabsorption
Osteoprogenitor cells
Stem cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
Osteon
Functional unit of compact bone
Ossification
Production of bone matrix
Endochondral ossification
Formation of long bones; replacement of hyaline cartilage with bone
Intramembranous ossification
Formation of flat bones; direct transformation of mesenchymal tissue into bone
Bone remodeling
Removing old bone deposits and adding new; happens continuously throughout life
Calcitriol
Kidneys; promotes calcium and phosphate absorption in the digestive tract
Growth hormone and thyroxine
Pituitary gland and thyroid; stimulate bone growth at the epiphyseal plate until puberty
Sex hormones
Reproductive organs; stimulates osteoblasts to grow bone at the epiphyseal plate
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
Thyroid and parathyroid; control calcium and phosphate levels in the blood
Cortisol
Adrenal glands; inhibits osteoblast activity and promotes bone reabsorption
Exercise and bones
Increases osteoblast activity
Fibrous
Immovable joint
Suture
Fibrous joint between adjacent bones of the skull
Gomphosis
Joint between the tooth and socket
Syndesmosis
Fibrous joint limiting movement of parallel bones – tibia and fibula
Cartilaginous
Slightly moveable
Symphysis
Cartilaginous joint in which two bones are joined by fibrocartilage – pubis, vertebra
Synchondroses
Cartilage attached directly to bone: nose, ribs to sternum
Synovial
Freely moveable
Plane joint
Slide; Intercarpals and intertarsals