SKELETAL Flashcards
Skeletal system includes
Bones
Cartilages
Joints
Ligaments
Bones of baby
276
How may bones do baby have?
276
How many bones of human
206
A tough, rope-like protein
Collagen
Flexible and be able to bear weight
Bone
Good shock absorber
Cartilage
Contains collagen and materials
Bone
Contains large amounts of collagen
Tendon and ligaments
Large amounts of molecules containing polysaccharides
Proteoglycan
Calcium phosphate crystals is called
Hydroxyapatite
Proteins are also called or consists of
CHON
Provides flexible support within certain structures
Cartilage
Connective tissue that attach bones and hold together
Ligaments
Attach skeletal muscles to bone
Tendons
It is hard and protects the organs it surrounds
Bone
Bones on the upper and lower limbs; compact bones
Long bones
The bone of wrist and ankles
Short bone
Central shaft
Diaphysis
Ends of long bone
Epiphysis
Protects the diaphysis
Periosteum
Covers the epiphysis
Articular Cartilage
Growth plate; cartilage between epiphysis and diaphysis
Epiphyseal plate
Center of diaphysis; contains bone marrow
Medullary cavity