Skeletal Tissue Flashcards

Active osteoblasts and osteoids
Ob osteroblasts Oc osteroclasts

Bone remodeling
Ob osteoblasts Oc osteoclasts WB woven bone

Cancellous bone
HM Hemopoietic marrow spaces T trabeculae

Cortical (compact) bone 1
C cannaliculi L empty lacunae

Cortical (compact) bone 2
HC Haversian canals V Volkmann’s canal system

Cortical (compact) bone 3
Haversian systems
I irregular interstitial system

Cortical (compact) bone diagram

Elastic cartilage
P perichondrium

Endochondral ossification

Epiphysis growth plate close
E epiphysial cartilage GP epiphysial growth plate SC secondary ossification V blood vessels

Epiphysis growth plate far
C cortical bone D diaphysis E cartilaginous epiphysis SC secondary ossification

Epiphysis growth plate zones
R Zone of reserve cartilage
P Zone of proliferation (cell division)
M Zone of maturation
H Zone of hypertrophy & calcification
D Zone of cartilage & degeneration
O Osteogenic zone

Fibrocartilage
C Chondrocytes

Hyaline cartilage
Cb chondroblasts Cc chondrocytes L lipid droplet M cartilage matrix N nucleus P perichondrium

Intramembranous ossification
B woven bone M primitive mesenchym Ob osteoblasts

Long bone diagram

Osteoclasts
H Howship’s lacunae O osteoclasts Os osteoid