Test 2 - Bone Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Diaphysis
A
Long part of bone
Shaft
2
Q
Periosterum
A
Outside tissue that wraps bone
3
Q
Sharpey’s Fibers
A
“Glues” periosterum to bone
4
Q
Osteoblasts
A
Build bone
5
Q
Osteoclasts
A
Degenerate bone
6
Q
Epiphysis
A
Ends of bone
7
Q
Epiphyseal Line
A
Divides head from shaft
Growth plate
8
Q
Yellow marrow
A
Found in the shaft of bone
Mostly adipose
9
Q
Red Marrow
A
Found in heads of bone
Generates blood cells
10
Q
Endosteum
A
Inside lining of bone
11
Q
Central (Haversian) Canal
A
Central channel
Everything grows around this channel
12
Q
Osteocytes
A
living bone cell
13
Q
Lacunae
A
Open spaces where osteocytes live
14
Q
Lamellae
A
Concentric rings
15
Q
Osteon or Haversian System
A
Channels with nerves, arteries etc and their concentric lamellae
Each “tree”
