Osseous Tissue (Ch. 6) Flashcards
What are the other two parts of the skeletal system besides bones?
- Cartilage
2. Ligaments
Where are blood cells produced in osseous tissue?
In the red marrow
Where are triglycerides stored in osseous tissue?
In the yellow marrow
Which of the four types of tissue (muscle, connective, neural, epithelial) is bones?
Connective tissue
What are the 4 kinds of cells in osseous tissue?
- Osteoprogenitor cells
- Osteoblasts
- Osteocytes
- Osteoclasts
What do osteoprogenitor cells do?
They are the stem cells of bones
What type of embryonic tissue do osteoprogenitor cells (bone stem cells) come from?
Mesenchyme
What are bone stem cells called?
Osteoprogenitor cells
What do osteoblasts do?
Form new bone by secreting matrix around themselves
What do osteocytes look like? What do they do?
They maintain daily metabolic processes of bone.
They are mature bone cells within lacunae.
What are osteoclasts?
Huge cells - fusion of up to 50 phagocytes
Where do osteoclasts hang out?
In the endosteum
Is cartilage tissue vascularized or innervated?
No, neither
What is the name for the layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the cartilage?
Perichondrium (“around the cartilage”)
What does the pericardium do for the cartilage when the cartilage is compressed?
It acts like a girdle, keeping the cartilage in (resisting outward expansion)
What kind of cartilage makes up articular cartilages, costal cartilages, respiratory cartilages, and nasal cartilages?
Hyaline cartilages
Which type of cartilage makes up the external ear and the epiglottis?
Elastic cartilages
Which type of cartilage makes up intervertebral discs and menisci of the knees?
Fibrocartilages
Which type of osseous tissue is made up of osteons, compact or spongy bone?
Compact
What are the 4 main components of an osteon?
- Central canal
- Concentric lamellae
- Lacunae
- Canaliculi
What is the central canal in an osteon?
Runs longitudinally
Contains blood vessels and nerves
What are the concentric lamellae made of in an osteon?
Rings of calcified matrix around the central canal
What is in the lacunae of osteons?
Osteocytes
What are canaliculi?
Tunnels running outward from the osteocytes
Contain processes of osteocytes surrounded by extracellular fluid
Pathways for diffusion to blood vessels in the central canal
Long bones: What are perforating canals? Which direction do they run through osteons (longitudinally or transversely)?
Connect with the central canals
Contain vessels and nerves
Run transversely through osteons
What do circumferential lamellae do on long bones?
Resist twisting of the long bone
Where are circumferential lamellae located?
Between the periosteum and the central rings of osteons.
They encircle the inner and outer surfaces of bone, deep to the periosteum and superficial to the endosteum that lines the medullary cavity
What are interstitial lamellae?
Fragments of old osteons lying around between the whole osteons
How do osteons align themselves?
Along lines of stress, to resist bending and torsion
Does spongy bone contain osteons?
No
What is the network of little beams in spongy bone called?
Trabeculae
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How are trabeculae connected to each other?
Canaliculi
What are the spaces between trabeculae filled with?
Red marrow
Where are 4 common kinds of bones where spongy bone can be found?
Mainly in:
- Flat bones
- Short bones
- Irregular bones
- Ends of long bones
Where is red marrow is produced, and what are some examples of locations in the body?
Red marrow produced in trabeculae of spongy bone Ex: Hip bones Breastbone Vertebrae Ends of long bones
What are the 3 main parts of a long bone?
- Diaphysis (shaft)
- Epiphyses (ends)
- Metaphyses (transitional zones btw diaphysis and epiphyses - where the growth/epiphyseal plate is)
What is the epiphyseal plate?
The growth plate in immature long bones. I
What specific material is the epiphyseal plate made out of?
Hyaline cartilage
What is articular cartilage? What kind of cartilage is it?
Hyaline cartilage
Covers joint surfaces of epiphyses
Shock absorber and friction reducer