Unit 4 - Osseous Tissue and Bone Structure Flashcards
How many bones does a normal human adult have?
206
What is bone?
Rigid structure Dense connective tissue Variety of shapes and sizes Serves a variety of functions Active tissue
What do ligaments attach?
Bone to bone
What do tendons attach?
Muscle to bone
7 functions of the skeleton
Support Protection Movement Electrolyte balance Acid-base balance Blood formation Metabolic functions
What is matrix?
Calcium hydroxyapatite and organic collagen
What makes the collagen fibers hard in bones?
When calcium and phosphorus comes together, they will precipitate on the collagen forming crystals. Those crystals harden and make the collagen fibers hard.
7 general features of bones
Cortical bone Diaphysis Marrow cavity Epiphyses Cancellous bone Articular cartilage Nutrient foramina
What are the 4 bone shapes?
Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular bones
2 features of long bones
Longer than wide
Rigid levers acted upon by muscles
2 features of short bones
Equal in length and width
Glide across one another in multiple directions
What do flat bones protect and what is their shape?
Protect soft organs
Curved but wide & thin
7 structures of a long bone
Epiphyses Diaphysis Cortical Cancellous Marrow cavity Articular cartilage Periosteum
2 structures of a flat bone
Two layers of cortical bone enclosing middle layer of cancellous bone
Diploe
What is diploe?
Cancellous layer in cranium
4 principal types of bone cells
Osteogenic cells
Osteoblasts
Osteocytes
Osteoclasts
What are osteoblasts?
Bone forming cells
What are osteocytes?
Mature osteoblasts trapped in matrix they deposit
What are osteoclasts?
Cells that breakdown and reabsorb bone
How do lacuna maintain the matrix?
It uses an osteocyte
What is the function of canaliculi?
They carry nutrients to the bone cells
How many bones are in the skull?
22
What are 3 changes that affect bone?
Nutrition
Ratio of calcium to phosphate
Amount of trace minerals
2 types of bone
Cortical
Cancellous
Which layer of bone is the hard, outer layer?
Cortical
Percentage of cortical bone in total bone mass of adult human skeleton
80%
What is cortical bone covered by on the outer and inner surfaces?
Periosteum on outer surface, and endosteum on inner surface
The basic structural unit of cortical bone
Osteon
What is the physical appearance of cancellous bone?
Sponge-like
Cancellous bone consists of? (3)
Spicules
Trabeculae
Red bone marrow
Which bone type is the interior of cortical bone?
Cancellous bone
Percentage of cancellous bone in total bone mass of adult human skeleton
20%
Description of cancellous bone
Thin formations of osteoblasts covered in endosteum
2 types of bone marrow
Red and yellow
What does hemopoietic tissue produce?
Blood cells