Skeletal Flashcards
Is the cartilage within growth plates
Epiphyseal plates
Weight bearing, forms the intervertebral discs, the pubic symphysis, and cartilage pads of the knee joints
Fibrocartilage
Bones perform several functions
Support and protection, movement , hemopoiesis and storage of mineral and energy reserves
Is the process of blood cell production
Hemopoiesis
Most of the body’s reserves of the minerals calcium and phosphate are stored within and then released from bone
Storage of mineral and Energy Reserves
Shoulder blades , sternum and ribs
Flat bones
Irregular bones
Hip bones / coxae
Long bone is its shaft
Diaphysis
Provides for the leverage and major weight support of a long bone.
Diaphysis
The hollow, cylindrical space within the diaphysis is called
Medullary. Cavity
Knobby region of diaphysis is called what ?
Epiphysis
Covering the joint surface of an epiphysis is a thin layer of hyaline cartilage called ?
Articulate cartilage
Helps reduce friction and absorb shock in moveable joints
Articulate cartilage
The region in a mature bone where diaphysis and the epiphysis is sandwiched
Metaphysics
The remnant of the epiphyseal plate in adults is a thin, defined area of compact bone called ?
Epiphyseal line