Skeletal System Flashcards
Main basic components of cartilage
•Chondrocytes
•enclosed in Lacunae
•extracellular matrix
Elastic cartilage
Stretchy, repeated bending
External ear and epiglottis
Fibrocartilage
Compressible, tensile strength
Menisci of the knee, discs between vertebrae
Two ways cartilage grows
Appositional growth, interstitial growth
Appositional growth
Cartilage-forming cells in perichondrium secrete new matrix
Interstitial growth
Lacunae-bound chondrocytes divide and secrete, expanding from within
7 functions of bone
•support
•protection
•anchorage
•mineral storage
•blood cell formation
•triglyceride (fat) storage
•hormone production
4 types of bones + 1 subtype
•long
•short bones
•flat bones
•irregular
+sesamoid
Long bone
-all limb bones except patella, wrist, and ankle
Short bones
-wrist and ankles
Sesamoid bones
-special type of short bone that form on a tendon
Flat bones
-sternum, scapula, ribs, most cranial
Irregular bones
-vertebra, hip bones
Compact bone
The external layer of bone
Spongy bone
Internal layer with trabeculae
Trabeculae
Honeycomb of small needle-like or flat pieces within the spongy bone
Diaphysis
The shaft of the long bone
Medullary cavity
The marrow cavity that holds yellow bone marrow in the center of the shaft
Epiphyses
The ends of the long bone. Spongy bone surrounded by compact bone
Epiphyseal line
A remnant of the epiphyseal plate (aka growth plate)
Periosteum membrane
Covers the surface of the entire bone except the joint surfaces
Endosteum
Membrane that covers the internal bone surfaces
Nutrient vein/artery
Vein/artery that supply the bone with blood and nutrients
Nutrient foramen
A hole in the diaphysis where the nutrient artery and vein goes into the bone
Red bone marrow
Hematopoietic (blood-forming) tissue
Yellow bone marrow
Mostly fat contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat or bone cells