Tissue and bone growth, calcium balance Flashcards
Functions of bones
Storage
hematopoiesis
protection
movement
types of bones
Long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones
What two structures make up bones
Cancellous( spongy) and compact bones
Describe compact bone
dense and solid
describe cancellous bones
open spaces
filled with needle-like structures
parts of long bones
Diaphysis Epiphyses Articular cartilage Periosteum medullary ( bone marrow) cavity
Diaphysis
main shaft of long bones
hollow cylindrical shape and thick compact bone
they provide strength minus the weight.
Epiphysis
bulbous
made of spongy bone
found on both ends of longs bones.
Provide attachment for muscles and joints
articular cartilge
layer of hyaline cartilage found on epiphyses to cushion jots and blows.
periosteum
- dense white fibrous membrane that covers the bone.
- attaches tendons firmly to bones
- contains blood vessels important for growth and repair
- essential bone for survival and bone fomation
Medullary cavity
tubelike hollow filled with marrow
Lined by endosteum:
Endosteum
a thing epithelial layer that lines the medullary cavity
characteristics of short flat and irregular bones
The inside is cancellous bone and outside is compact bones
Spaces inside the cancellous bone of irregular bones are filled with red marrow
- Large amounts of red bone marrow are found in flat bones of ribs, pelvis and skull
What makes up the bones matrix
inorganic salts
organic matrix
what inorganic salts are found in the bones matrix
- Hydroxyapatite crystals made of phosphate and calcium
characteristics of inorganic salts in the bone matrix
- it is found in collagen fibres
- it is about 10% calcium carbonate
- they are slender needle like crystals
- magnesium and sodium are also found in it.
What role do inrganic salts play in the bone matrix
meant to effectively resist stress and mechanical deformations
what makes the organic matrix
It is secreted by the bone cells called osteoblasts which then become imprisoned in the matrix
what is ground substance made of
collagenous fibes and mixtures of proteins and polysaccharides which form the gelatanous substance
What is the importance of ground substance
- Imprisoning organic matrix substances
- important in the healing and restoring as it acts as a medium for diffusion of nutrients, oxygen and metabolic waste
- Gives bone its rigidity by combining with calcium
structure of compact bones
4 layers
- lamella
- Lacunae
- canaliculi
- Haversian canal
describe the 4 layers of the compact bone
lamella - concentric rings that are islands of calcified matrix. They change with growth like tree rings.
lacunae- small spaces that contain tissue fluid in which bone cells are located between hard layers of lamella
canaliculi- small canals that radiate and connect osteocytes and to the haversian canal
Harvesian canal- extends lengthwise through the center if each osteon and contains blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.
Do cancellous bones have osteons
no they do not
what do cancellous bones have instead of osteons
tribeculae- needle
how are nutrients delivered and waste removed from compact bone
diffusion through tiny canaliculi
how do bony spicules enhance the bones strength
they are arranged along a line of stress
Explain how the bone help in storage
The bone serves as a depot for stored calcium. Osteoblast deposit calcium as they create new bone matrix
what do osteoclasts do
they break down matrix during bone resorption,