Unit 7 : Bone Tissue Flashcards
Bone Tissue
Aspects of the bone tissue includes:
- It’s a Dynamic tissue that continually remodels itself
- Its a grouping of connective tissue with a matrix hardened by minerals
- Bones make up the skeletal system
Functions of the skeletal system
Functions of the skeletal system includes:
- Supports the body.
- Facilitates movement.
- Protects internal organs.
- Produces blood cells.
- Stores and releases minerals and fat.
- Buffers blood against excessive pH changes
Structure of Long bones
Long Bones Structures includes:
- Epiphysis (ends), they are Distal and Proximial
- Diaphysis (shaft)
- Medullary (bone marrow) cavity
Articular Cartilage
Hyaline cartilage covers the surface of joints the Epiphysis (distal and proximal Epiphysis) allowing for articulation of bones.
Long bones
Long Bones are:
- Longer than wide
- Rigid levers acted upon by muscles
- Assist in creating our Limbs
Short bones
Short bones are:
- Articuluation of Joints
- Equal in length and width
- Glide across one another in multiple directions
- Designed for strength and compactness
Flat bones
Flat bones are:
- Assist in Articulations
- Protect soft organs
- Curved but wide & thin
Irregular bones
Irregular bones are:
- Elaborate shapes that don’t fit into the other categories
- This includes the Sphenoid bone (bones of bones)
Bone Cell Types
There are (4) four Bone Cell types:
- Osteoprogenitor
- Osteoblasts
- Osteocytes
- Osteoclasts
Osteoprogenitor Cells
is a specialized cell that could dividing into two stem cells. They could become any type of bone cells.
Osteoblasts Cells
Osteo-Blasts (building of bones)
- Osteoblasts are the younger cells
- are the structural cells that form new bone.
- They also come from the bone marrow and secrete collagen
Osteocytes Cells
- They come from osteoblasts.
- Some of the osteoblasts turn into osteocytes while the new bone is being formed.
- These cells can sense pressures or cracks in the bone and help to direct where osteoclasts will dissolve the bone.
Osteoclasts Cells
- Osteoclasts are older cells that are broken down
- are large cells that dissolve / breakdown / reabsorb the bone.
- They come from the bone marrow and are related to white blood cells.
Bone Matrix Composition
25% water
25% protein fibers
50% minerals
Bone Matrix Contains
Bone Matrix contains some:
- Calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate
- but mostly hydroxyapatite, which is the PRIMARY salt that makes bone hard.
Hydroxyapatite
is the PRIMARY mineral of salt that form calcium making bone hard
Bone Matrix Deposited Where
Matrix is deposited in a framework of collagen fibers, calcification (calcium and salts) or mineralization
- Salts confer hardness on bone
- Collagen fibers give bones Tensile strength (being able to bend a little without breaking)
Bones
- Bone are made up of several different tissues (connective) working together:
- Bone
- Cartilage
- Dense connective tissue
- Epithelium
- Various blood forming tissues
- Adipose tissue
- Nervous tissue.
- Each individual bone is an organ; the bones, along with their cartilage, make up the skeletal system.
Bone Type
There are (4) Four types of bones:
- Long bones
- Short bones
- Flat bones
- Irregular bones
Type of Bones
Bone may be categorized as compact or spongy
Osteons
Osteons are cylindrical structures that contain a mineral matrix and living osteocytes connected by canaliculi, which transport blood.
Lamellae
The Lamella is a Cylinders of tissue area of Matrix that sits between the rings of the Osteocytes.