Quiz 2 Flashcards
The Fetal Skull is what?
Cartilage
Cartilage is made up of?
Water
Hyaline Cartilages
Most abundant cartilage
Elastic Cartilages
Bendable
Fibrocartligaes
Strongest Part
What 2 ways does cartilage grow?
Appositional and Interstital
Appositional Growth
Growth on the outside of bones
Interstitial Growth
Growth on the inside of bones
When does cartilage stop growing?
Ages 10-12
What are growth plates?
Areas of the bone that grow
How will our bones become new?
Through remodeling
Long Bone
Longer than they are wide
Short Bones
Cube-shaped bone ex. carpals of wrists
What are the two types of bone?
Spongy and Compact
When are red blood cells made? (Spongy)
Made when younger
What does compact bone do?
Gives bone strength
When were younger, our Diaphysis was what?
Yellow bone marrow
Yellow Bone marrow can be converted to what?
Red bone marrow