STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
Where are triglycerides stored within the bones?
Yellow bone marrow
Where are blood cells produced?
Red bone marrow
What are the 3 parts of the long bone?
- Diaphysis
- Epiphyses
- Metaphyses
What part of the long bone is called the shaft?
Diaphsis
What part of the long bone are the ends of the long bone?
Epiphyses
What part of the long bone contain the growth plate (epiphyseal plate)?
Metaphyses
What are the bone building cells?
Osteoblasts
What maintains the bone and exchange nutrients and waste with the blood?
Osteocytes
What digests bone matrix for normal bone turnover?
Osteoclasts
What are the 3 ways joints are classified?
-Fibrous, no cavity, just dense irregular connective tissue
-Cartilaginous, no cavity, bones are held together by cartilage
-Synovial, have synovial cavity and many other components such as
ligaments
What connects bone to bone?
Ligaments
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendons
What is a decrease in the angle between articulating bones?
Flexion
What is an increase in angle between articulating bones?
Extension
What is bending beyond 180 degrees?
Hyperextension