The Skeletal System - Structure and Functions Flashcards
structures
- bones
- bone marrow
- cartilage
- joints, synovial membrane and fluid
- ligaments
- bursa
functions
- act as the framework for the body
- support and protect the internal organs
- work with muscles to make possible body movements
- store the mineral calcium
- red bone marrow has an important function int he formation of blood cells
ossification
process of cartilage turning into bones
osteocyte
bone cell
osteoblast
cell that builds bone
osteoclast
cell that breaks down old or damaged bone
periosteum
forms the outermost covering of bone
compact bone
forms protective outer layer of bones
spongy bone
found in the ends and inner portions of long bones
endosteum
lines the medullary cavity
medullary cavity
central cavity located in the shaft of long bones, contains bone marrow
yellow bone marrow
fat storage area
red bone marrow
manufactures blood cells
hemopoietic
means pertaining to the formation of blood cells
cartilage
smooth, rubber, blue-white connective tissue which acts as a shock absorber between bones
articular cartilage
covers the surface of bones where they come together to form joints
meniscus
the curved fibrous cartilage found in some joints
dyaphysis
shaft of the long boens
epiphysis
wider ends of long bones
foramen
opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerve, and ligaments pass
process
normal projection on the surface of a bone that serves as an attachment for a muscle or tendon
I is the
diaphysis
F is the
articular cartilage
