Skeletal Flashcards
responsible for its resilience
collagenous fibers
responsible for its hardness
Mainly made up of calcium phosphate
Small amounts of calcium carbonate are present also
calcified ground substance
active in bone formation
Osteoblasts
active in bone resorption
Osteoclasts
principal cells of mature bone
Osteocytes
secrete the organic components of the matrix
Osteoblasts
develop from cells (osteoblasts)
Bones
present in all cavities of bone and they
function to cause resorption
Large cells osteoclasts
are osteoblasts that are now surrounded by the bone matrix as the bone is formed
Osteocytes
allow for growth of long bone during childhood
New cartilage is continuously formed
Older cartilage becomes ossified
Epiphyseal plates
Hormonal Regulation
A. Hormonal Regulation
B. Calcitonin
Released when blood calcium level is low
*Increased: results to bone resorption
Parathyroid hormone
Released when blood calcium level is high
Inhibits bone resorption
Calcitonin
Types of Bone Tissue
A. Compact
B. Cancellous (spongy)
dense and strong
e.g. outer surface of bones
Compact
with many spaces, red bone marrow where
hematopoiesis takes place
e.g. inside flat bones like in skull, sternum and ribs
Cancellous (spongy)
Classification of Bones
A. According to Shape
B. According to Development
consist of a shaft, or diaphysis and two extremities,
each called epiphysis
* e.g. humerus, radius, tibia and fibula
Long bones
typified by the carpal bones of the wrist and the tarsal
bones of the ankle
Short bones
consist of two plates of compact tissues enclosing a
layer of spongy bone
* e.g. ribs, scapula, parts of hip bone and bones of the skull
Flat bones