Skeletal System Flashcards
Function of bones (5)
Support, storage of minerals, blood cell production, protection of internal tissues/ organs, leverage
Dense or cortical, with a hard exterior layer
Almost forms the entire shaft
Compact bones
Spongy bones
Cancellous bones
Space surrounded by the cortex of a long bone
Medullary cavity /marrow cavity
Thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the joint of a bone
Articular cartilage
Membrane that covers the surface of a bone
Periosteum
Which location does periosteum not cover
Articular cartilage
Membrane that lines the marrow cavity
Endosteum
Bone-producing cells
Osteoblasts
For remodeling/ repair after fracture
Osteoblasts
Bone - destroying cells
Osteoclasts
In young animals, the medullary cavity is filled with a _____ which is gradually replaced by a _____ as it ages
Red marrow, yellow marrow
It function as levers and aid in support, locomotion, and prehension
Long bones
Interior is composed of spongy bone filled with marrow spaces
Short bones
Bones that contain air spaces/ sinuses
Pneumatic bones
Layer of hyaline cartilage within the metaphysis that separates the diaphysis from epiphysis of an immature bone
Epiphyseal cartilage
Either end of a long bone
Epiphysis
Shaft of a long bone between two epiphyses
Diaphysis
Flared area adjacent to the epiphysis of a mature bonet
Metaphysis.
Area where the cortical bone become thinner
Metaphysis
Area in which a bone can increase in length
Epiphyseal cartilage
Maintains bone tissue
Osteocyte
Cuboid or approximately equal in all dimensions
Short bones
Bone protection of vital organs
Flat bones
Bones in neck, back, chest,head
Axial skeleton
Contain the middle and inner ears
Temporal bones
Supports the brain and pituitary gland
Sphenoid bone
Presents numerous openings for passage of the olfactory nerves
Ethmoid bone
Separates the nasal passages
Vomer bone
Bounded dorsally by the nasal bones
Nasal cavity
Contains all of the lower teeth and gives attachment to some of the muscles associated with chewing and swallowing
Mandible
Contain the teeth of the upper dental arcade
Maxilla and incisive bones
Animal with most cervical vertebrae
Chicken