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ASMT- A&P #4

Osteology

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Bone Tissue (make-up) connective tissue, has cells, extracellular matrix, rigid
Bone Tissue (properties) resists tension, resists compression, ability to remodel/change
Osteoblasts build bone
Osteocytes regulate, monitor bone
Osteoclasts breaks down bone/cuts bone, reabsorbs bone
Extracellular Matrix Collagen, bone salts/minerals, hydroxyapatite
Too much collagen causes bone to be... soft
Too much hydroxyapetite causes bone to be... brittle/hard
Compact Bone covers spongy bone, microscopically porous
The fundamental structural unit of compact bone osteon
Spongy or Trabecular Bone delicate meshwork of interconncted plates/beams of bone called trabeculae
The structural feature of spongy bone trabeculae
4 Main Types of Bones long, short, flat, irregular
Periosteum external bone covering, dense irregular CT, has blood vessels & nerves
Articular Cartilage hyaline carilage, reduces friction at movable joints
Diaphysis long part of the bone
Epiphysis ends of bone
Metaphysis separates diaphysis and epiphysis
Medullary Cavity filled by bone marrow, and permeated by many blood vessels
Nutrient Foramen hole in bone that carries blood vessels
Functions of Bone Tissue and Bones support, movement, protection, calcium homeostasis, blood-cell formation, energy storage
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