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Chpt 6 Skeletal System
Term | Definition |
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skeletal system | consists of bones, cartilage, ligaments & tendons associated w/bones |
skeletal system | makes up 20% of body weight |
bone | is hard & strong, has rich blood supply |
ligaments | have no blood supply, fed by diffusion |
femur | longest & strongest bone of the body |
functions of the skeletal system | support, protection, movement, storage & blood cell formation |
hematopoiesis | blood cell formation, takes place mostly in red marrow of bones |
how tissue of bone structure differs | differs in density or how tightly tissue is packed together |
compact bone | shaft of the bone, basic functional/microscopical unit is osteon |
osteon | AKA haversion system |
spongy bone | head of bone, softer, less dense than compact bone, where cells are made |
types of bones | long, short, flat & irregular |
long bones | femur, humerus |
short bones | cube shaped, in wrist & ankle/foot |
irregular bones | vertebrae |
how many long bones in body | 12 |
diaphysis | shaft of long bone |
medullary cavity | hollow space in bone |
epiphysis | at the head & end of bone |
articular cartilage | end of epiphysis where it meets another bone; hyaline cartilage |
epiphyseal plate | between epiphysis & diaphysis where bones grow in length |
epiphyseal line | when growth ceases it replaces the plate |
periosteum | outer surface of long bones; fibrous connective tissue |
endosteum | thinner connective tissue membrane; lines surface of medullary cavity |
osteogenesis/ossification | to make bone or bone formation |
osteblasts | makes new bone tissue |
osteocytes | mature bone cells; store calcium & phosphorous in cytoplasm |
osteoclast | removes old bone tissue, breaks down & reabsorbs |
intramembranous ossification | flat bones produced, bone formation where bone is formed directly in a membrane |
endochondral ossification | all other bones produced; bone formation where cartilage is replaced by bone |
appositional growth | increase in diameter of bone |
axial skeleton | 80 bones |
axial skeleton | vertical axis of the body (center) |
axial skeleton | contains skull, rib cage, spinal column, sternum |
appendicular skeleton | 126 bones |
appendicular skeleton | free appendages & their attachments, upper & lower extremities |
bones in the skull | 28 bones |
bones in the face | 14 bones |
bones in the body | 206 |
foramina | openings in the bones of the skull to allow passage of blood vessels & nerves |
articulations | AKA a joint |
articulations | where 2 bones come together |
3 types of joints | immovable, slightly movable, freely movable |
immovable joints | sutures in skull & skull bones |
slightly movable joints | ribs, symphysis pubis |
freely movable joints | knee & elbow |