Skeletal System Flashcards
Membrane that surrounds the cartilage and has a blood supply
Perichondrium
Most abundant skeletal cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Cartilage located at the ends of long bones
Articular cartilage
Cartilage that holds ribs to the sternum
Costal cartilage
Cartilage found in the trachia
Respiratory cartilage
Cartilage found at the tip of the nose
Nasal cartilage
Cartilage found in the outer ear
Elastic cartilage
Cartilage that is strong and found in areas where there is a lot of compression, pressure, or stress
Fibrocartilage
Cartilage that sits right on the tibia
Meniscus of the knee
Cartilage that sits between vertebrae
intervertebral discs
Cartilage found in the hips
pubic symphysis
Type of bone that has a shaft and two ends
Long bones
Type of bone that looks like pebbles and cubed; found in the tarsal and carpal
Short bones
Type of bone that grows within a tendon; patella, carpal area, tarsal
Sesamoid bones
Type of bone that is flat and usually curved; skull and sternum
Flat bones
Type of bone that makes up the vertebrae
Irregular bones
Where does blood cell formation take place?
within the bone marrow
Type of minerals stored in bones
calcium and phosphate
What are the functions of bone?
Support Protection Movement Mineral storage Blood cell formation
Shaft of the bone
Diaphysis
Ends of the long bone
Epiphyses
Found at the end of the long bone, acts as a cushion
Articular cartilage
Growth plate; where the long bone grows in length and consists of all hyaline cartilage
Epiphyseal plate
Growth plate after it turns into bone
Epiphyseal plate
Membrane that surrounds the bone, holds muscle to bone; has a great blood supply, nerve fibers, and lymphatic vessels
Periosteum
Cell that produces bone material
Osteoblasts
Cell that breaks down bone
Osteoclasts
Membrane that lines the marrow cavity, covers most of spongy bone
Endosteum