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long bone arm & legs, larger than wide ex.femur,humerus,phalanges
irregular ends of long bone distal & proximal epiphysis
Diaphysis shaft of long bone
Medullary center of long bone, contains bone marrow
bone tissue types osseao tissue,compact bone
Short bone cube shaped, ex.carpals,tarsals,patella
Flat bone flat,curved ex.ribs,cranial
Irregular bone fits no other catagory ex.vertabrae,facial
compact bone hard,dense
Red marrow ends of long bone,center of other bones function: makes blood cells
Yellow marrow center of long bone, made of fat
Periosteum outside of long bone,has blood vessels & nerves
Endosteum lines marrow cavity function: growth & repair
Ossification begins at diaphysis,converts cartilage to bone, months 2&3 in womb
Osteoblast manufactur matrix, builders
Osteocytes maintain bone matrix
Osteoclasts reabsorb bone tissue, destroyers
Calcitonin promotes bone formation
Parathyroid promotes bone breakdown
Epiphyseals plates across ends of bone,grows in length, hardens in 20's,resorption n formation throughout life
Axil skeleton 80 bones of head n trunk, ex. skull,trunk
Appendicular skeleton 126 bones of extremities, ex. arms & legs
Frontanels soft spots
Articulations joints union between two or more bones
Fibrous joints fibrous connective tissue synarthrosis- immovable
Cartilaginous joints cartilage, ex.pubic symphysis,intervertabrel joints. amphiatthrosis: slightly movable
Synovial joints fliud lines joints ex. shouldrer joints,hip joints Diathrosis: freely movable
ligament bone to bone
joint capsule encloses joint
menisci n fat padding around joint
brusae sacks of synovial fluid surrounding joint
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