Skeletal Flashcards
skeletal system is made of ____ and _____
bone and cartilage
____ are the supportive framework or the human body
bones
_____ bone is the OUTER layer
Cortical
_____ bone is the INNER layer
Trabecular
_____ is the outer covering
Periosteum
___ = shaft of bone
Diaphysis * die with shaft in
____ = knoblike end of bone
Epiphysis * E = END
____ cavity = inner cavity of bone
medullary cavity
______ = lining
Endosteum
which part of bone contains bone marrow?
medullary cavity
bones start as _______
cartilage
____ helps form cartilage into bone!
calcium
_____ can stay at ends of bones and act as cushion, ie. our joints
cartilage
two cell types within a bone are what?
osteoclasts and osteoblast
osteo___ are cells that form new bones
osteoblasts
osteo___ are cells that dissolve old bone
osteoclasts
tumors typically occur in areas of rapid growth, such as a ____ plate
growth
most common areas for bone tumors are ____ and _____. And why?
distal femur and proximal tibia - they have the largest growth plates
majority of bone tumors ____are/are not____ metastatic
ARE metastatic; bone mets
what primary bone tumor is most common?
osteosarcomas
typically osteosarcomas occur in children, teens, and young adults however - which age group is most common
teens
osteosarcomas typically occur in what areas? (3)
femur, tibia, humerus
osteoblastic, chondroblastic, and fibroblastic are all subtypes of what primary bone cancer?
osteosarcomas
behind osteosarcomas, what primary bone cancer is most common in children, teens, and young adults?
Ewing sarcoma