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Physiology

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5 Functions of the Skeleton   Support. Protection. Leverage for movement. Mineral, lipid, and growth factor storage. Blood Cell Production  
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2 Classifications by Location   Axial Skeleton & Appendicular Skeleton  
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Components: Skull, Vertebral Column, Rib cage. Primary Functions: Protection, and Support   Axial Skeleton  
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Components: Shoulder bones, & upper limps; Hip bones, & lower limbs. Functions: Leverage for Locomotion, Leverage for manipulation for the environment   Appendicular Skeleton  
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4 Classifications by shape   Long, Short, Flat, & Irregular Bones  
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2 Chemical Composition of Bone   Osteoid & Hydroxyapatites  
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One Third of Extracellular Matrix   Osteoid  
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Two thirds of Extracellular Matrix   Hydroxyapatites  
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Composed of: Ground Substance (proteoglycans & glycoproteins) & Collagen Fibers   Osteoid  
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Mineral Salts-Mostly calcium phosphate   Hydroxyapatites  
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Made by osteoblasts   Osteoid  
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Tiny crystals arranged tightly around the collagen fibers of the extracellular matrix.   Hydroxyapatites  
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Contributes to bone flexability and tensile strength that allow bones to withstand stretching and twisting.   Osteoid  
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Contributes to bone hardness and ability to resist compression.   Hydroxyapatites  
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In embryos, leads to develpment of the body skeleton   Osteogenesis or Ossification  
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Until adulthood, leads to growth of the skeleton   Osteogenesis or Ossification  
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In adulthood, leads to some increase in thickness of bones. Primarily leads to remodeling and repair of bones.   Osteogenesis or Ossification  
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Process of bone tissue formation   Osteogenesis or Ossification  
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Bones can develop from 2 different tissues during embryonic development   Fibrous Connective Tissue (Intramembranous Ossification) & Hyaline Cartilage(Endochondral Ossification)  
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Leads to the formation of most bones in the skull and miscellaneos other bones (clavicle, sesamoid bones)   Intramembranous Ossification (Fibrous Connective Tissue)  
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Bones of the skelton from the base of the skull down (with a few exceptions)   Endochondral Ossification (Hyaline Cartilage)  
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Bone deposition and resorption for the purpose of shaping, strengthening or repairing bone   Bone Growth & Remodeling  
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Based off the action of osteoblasts & osteoclasts   Bone Growth & Remodeling  
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Growth in thickness/diameter   Bone Growth & Remodeling  
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Growth in length   Bone Growth & Remodeling  
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An extension of endochondral ossification (cartilage forms and is replaced by bone)   Growth in Length  
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Osteoblasts of periosteum lay down new bone. Osteoclasts of endosteum at spongy/compact bone interface remove internal bone (helps keep bones light)   Growth in thinkness/diameter  
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Every week we recycle 5-7% of our bone mass   Rate of bone remodeling in adults  
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Spongy bone is replaced every 3-4 years   Rate of bone remodeling in adults  
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Compact bone is replaced every 10 years   Rate of bone remodeling in adults  
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Rate is variable based on location   Rate of bone remodeling in adults  
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At any given location, rate of bone destruction and deposition is approximately equal in healthy adults   Rate of bone remodeling in adults  
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Control of Remodeling   Hormones  
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Promotes calcium and phosphate ion absorption by digestive tract   Calcitriol (kidneys)  
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Stimulates osteoblast activity and the synthesis of bone matrix (pituitary gland)   Growth Hormone (pituitary gland)  
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Stimulates osteoblast activity and the synthesis of bone matrix (thyroid gland)   Thyroxine (thyroid gland)  
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Stimulates osteoblast activity and the synthesis of bone matrix (ovaries/testes)   Sex Hormones (ovaries/testes)  
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Stimulates osteoclasts activity; elevates calcium ion concentration in body fluids   Parathyroid Hormone (parathyroid glands)  
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inhibits osteoclast activity, promotes calcium loss at kidneys, and reduces calcium ion concentration in body fluid   Calcitonin (thyroid gland)  
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Bones are hollow in the middle   Mechanical Stress  
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Long bones are thickest midway along the shaft   Mechanical Stress  
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Curved bones are thickest where they are most likely to buckle   Mechanical Stress  
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Trabeculea of spongy bones from trusses (struts) along lines of compression   Mechanical Stress  
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Large bone projections occur where heavy, active muscles attach   Mechanical Stress  
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Bones of infants and bedridden people are featureless   Mechanical Stress  
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relatively long & slendor (phalanges, ulna, radius)   Long Bones  
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roughly cubed shaped (carpals, tarsals, sesamoid bones)   Short Bones  
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thin, flattened, slightly curved (sternum, scapula, ribs, many skull bones, sutural bones)   Flat Bones  
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complicated shapes (vertebrae, ossa coxae, many facial bones)   Irregular Bones  
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2 types of bone density   Compact & Spongy Bone  
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External part of bone   Compact Bone  
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Looks smooth and solid to naked eye   Compact Bone  
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Internal part of bone   Spongy Bone  
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Honeycomb of osseous tissue called trabeculae   Spongy Bone  
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Filled with bone marrow   Spongy Bone  
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2 structures of typical long bone   Diaphysis & Epiphyses  
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Shaft of the bone   Diaphysis  
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Compact bone externally   Diaphysis  
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Central medullary cavity that contains bone marrow   Diaphysis  
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Larger Diameter than Diaphysis   Epiphyses  
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Compact bone externally   Epiphyses  
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Spongy bone internally   Epiphyses  
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Layer of spongy bone (diploe) sandwiched between compact bone   Structure of a typical short, irregular or flat bone  
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Spongy bone contains bone marrow, although no marrow cavity is present   Structure of a typical short, irregular or flat bone  
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2 types of bone marrow   Hematopoietic Tissue (red marrow)& Yellow Marrow  
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Found in all medullary cavities and spongy bone in infants.   Hematopoietic Tissue (red marrow)  
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Usually restricted to proximal epiphysis of the humerus and femur and to spongy bone of flat and irregular bones (hips, sternum) in adults.   Hematopoietic Tissue (red marrow)  
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Responsible for blood cell formation.   Hematopoietic Tissue (red marrow)  
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Can reform in long bones if anemia occurs   Hematopoietic Tissue (red marrow)  
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Adipose tissue used to store lipids   Yellow Marrow  
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Replaces most red marrow in bone marrow cavities and spongy bones of adults   Yellow Marrow  
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2 types of membranes   Periosteum & Endosteum  
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Covers entire outer surface of bone except joint surfaces   Periosteum  
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Outer layer is dense irregular connective tissue   Periosteum  
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Inner layer composed primarily of oseoprogenitor cells along with osteoblast and osteoclasts   Periosteum  
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Collagen fibers incorporated into the bone called perforatiing fibers   Periosteum  
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Continuous with joint capsules, tendons, and ligaments   Periosteum  
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Covers trabeculae of spongy bone and lines canals that pass through compact bone   Endosteum  
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Composed of an osteogenic layer of cells containing osteoblasts and osteoclasts   Endosteum  
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Lacks the dense irregular connective tissue present in the periosteum   Endosteum  
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Populate Bone tissue   Bone Cells  
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4 types of bone cells   Osteoprogenitor Cells, Osteoblasts, Osteocytes, & Osteoclasts  
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Stem Cells   Osteoprogenitor Cells  
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Produce daughter cells known as osteoblasts   Osteoprogenitor Cells  
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Bone cells that produce new extracellular matrix (osteoid)   Osteoblasts  
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Encourage accumulation of calcium salts in the extracellular matrix   Osteoblasts  
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Mature osteoblasts that have been completely surrounded by bone matrix   Osteocytes  
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Maintain the protein and mineral content of the surrounding extracellular matrix   Osteocytes  
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Participate in bone repair   Osteocytes  
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Large, Multi-nucleated cells   Osteoclasts  
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Produce by myeloid stem cells (myeloid known primarily for producing blood cells)   Osteoclasts  
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Secrete acids and proteolytic enzymes that digest bone   Osteoclasts  
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Strucural unit of compact bone   Osteon (Harversian System)  
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Concentric rings of bone   Lamella  
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Collagen fibers and salt crystals lie in opposite directions in adjacent lemella   Lamella  
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Contains blood vessels and nerve fibers   Central (harversian) Canal & Perforating (volkmann's) Canal  
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Lie at right angles to length of bone   Perforating (volkmann's) Canal  
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Connection to the exterior   Perforating (volkmann's) Canal  
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Small cavities between lamella   Lucunae  
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Contain Osteocytes   Lucunae  
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Small cavaties extending into the lamella   Canaliculi  
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Allow osteocytes to communicate via gap junctions   Canaliculi  
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Appears to be poorly organized   Microscopic structure of spongy bone  
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Trabeculae actually arranged along lines of stress   Microscopic structure of spongy bone  
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Contains irregularly arranged lamella and osteocytes interconnected by canaliculi   Microscopic structure of spongy bone  
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Very light-weight but resistant to stress in multiple planes   Microscopic structure of spongy bone  
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