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A&P Ch 6 (set 2)

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Hyaline cartilage   provides support, flexibility, and resilience   Most abundant type; costal, laryngeal, articular, and nasal        
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Elastic cartilage   contains elastic fibers   external ear and epiglottis        
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Fibrocartilage   collagen fibers have great tensile strength; shock absorber   intervertebral discs and knee menisci        
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ligaments   holds bones together          
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Appositional   cells secrete matrix on outside of existing cartilage          
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Interstitial   chondrocytes divide and secrete new matrix, expanding cartilage from within          
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Calcification of cartilage occurs during   normal bone growth   old age        
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Axial skeleton   bones of head, neck, and trunk          
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Appendicular skeletal   bones of extremities and girdles which attach them to trunk          
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Functions of bones   Support: framework for the body   Protects brain, spinal cord, and vital organs   levers for muscle actions   Storage of calcium, phosphorous, and triglyceride   Blood cell formation occurring in red bone marrow  
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Compact bone   dense outer layer          
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Spongy bone   cancellous   less dense inner layer   honeycomb of trabeculae   filled with bone marrow   located between layers of compact bone  
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Long bones   longer than they are wide   femur        
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Short bones   cube shaped   wrist and ankle   sesamoid bones within tendons & patella      
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Flat bones   thin, flat, slightly curved   ribs, scapula, some skull bones        
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Irregular bones   complicated shapes   vertebrae, sphenoid, ethmoid        
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Diaphysis   shaft   compact bone collar surrounds medullary cavity        
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Medullary cavity   within diaphysis   contains yellow marrow in adults        
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Sesamoid bones   tendons, patella          
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Epiphysis   expanded ends contain spongy bone   red bone marrow   lined with hyaline cartilage at joint surfaces      
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Epiphyseal line   remnant of growth plate          
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Periosteum   outer connective tissue membrane on bone   contains nerve fibers and blood vessels which enter the bone via nutrient foramina   secured to underlying bone by Sharpey's fibers   covers compact bone on the outside    
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Osteoblasts   bone forming cells          
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Osteoclasts   bone destroying cells   becomes an osteocyte   cells that resorb bone matrix   come from blood stem cells    
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Osteogenic cells   stem cells   become osteoblasts   in periosteum and endosteum      
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Endosteum   membrane that lines inner surfaces of bone   covers spongy bone within   contains osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and stem cells      
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Hematopoietic Tissue   red marrow   red blood cells produced   within proximal epiphysis of femur and humerus   within spongy bone of irregular and flat bones   in infants, found within medullary cavities and all spaces in spongy bone  
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Osteocytes   mature bone cells   each in a lacuna        
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Osteon   Haverisan system   structural unit of compact bone        
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Lamellae   rings of mineralized matrix          
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Central canal   Haversian canal   contains blood vessels and nerves        
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Perforating canal   Volkmann's canal   at right angles to the central canal   connects blood vessels and nerves of the periosteum and central canal      
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Lacunae   small cavities that contain osteocytes   hollowed out space        
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Canaliculi   hair-like canals that connect lacunae to each other and to the central canal   osteocyte projections project through   allows all osteocytes to be connected to nutrient supply of blood      
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Trabeculae   blood vessels go through   align along lines of stress   no osteons   contain irregularly arranged lamellae, osteocytes, and canaliculi   capillaries in endosteum supply nutrients  
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Osteoid   organic bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts   ground substance (proteoglycans, glycoproteins)   Collagen fibers (protein)   provide tensile strength and flexibility    
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Hydroxyapatites   inorganic   mineral salts   65% of bone mass   mainly calcium phosphate crystals   responsible for hardness and resistance to compression  
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Osteogenesis   ossification   bone tissue formation   bone formation begins in the embryo   bone growth continues until early childhood   bone remodeling and repair occur lifelong  
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Intramembranous ossification   bone develops from embryonic fibrous membrane   forms flat bones, like clavicles, and cranial bones        
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Endochondral ossification   bones form by replacing hyaline cartilage   forms most of the rest of the skeleton        
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Interstitial growth   increases the length of bones          
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Appositional growth   increases the thickness of bones   remodeling of all bones by osteoblasts and osteoclasts on bone surfaces        
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Epiphyseal plate   growth in length of long bones          
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Proliferation zone   growth zone   growth of cartilage on the end of bone side of plate   cartilage cells undergo mitosis      
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Hypertrophic zone   cartilage cells enlarge          
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Calcification zone   cartilage cells die, matrix is calcified          
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Ossification zone   osteogenic   new bone formed on diaphysis side of plate        
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Growth hormone   stimulates growth in the epiphyseal plate          
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Thyroid hormone   necessary to make growth hormone work          
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Testosterone and Estrogens   promote adolescent growth spurts   end growth by inducing epiphyseal plate        
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Bone deposit   occurs where bone is injured or remodeled due to increased mechanical stress on bone   requires vitamins C, D, and A   requires calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and manganese      
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Bone resorption   Osteoclasts secrete lysosomal enzymes (digest organic matrix)   hydrochloric acid converts calcium salts into soluble form   dissolved matrix including Ca++ can enter the blood      
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Remodeling   hormonal mechanisms maintain calcium levels in the blood   mechanical and gravitational forces stimulated   in response to mechanical stressors over several months   final structure resembles original    
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Calcium is necessary for   transmission of nerve impulses   muscle contractions   heart contractions   blood clotting   cell division  
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PTH   parathyroid hormone   released during low blood Ca++ levels   stimulates osteoclasts to degrade bone matrix and release Ca++   blood Ca++ levels increase    
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Calcitonin   causes osteoblasts to deposit calcium salts in bone   lowers blood Ca++ levels   release by thyroid      
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Wolff's law   a bone grows or remodels in response to forces or demands placed on upon it   Handedness results in bone of one upper limb being thicker and stronger   curved bones are thickest where they are most likely to buckle   trabeculae form along lines of stress   large, bony projections occur where heavy, active muscles attach  
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Non-displaced fracture   bone ends retain normal position          
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Displaced fracture   bone ends out of normal alignment          
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Complete fracture   broken all the way through          
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Incomplete fracture   not broken all the way through          
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Linear fracture   fracture is parallel to long axis of the bone          
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Transverse fracture   fracture is perpendicular to long axis of bone          
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Compound fracture   Open fracture   bone ends penetrate skin        
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Simple fracture   Closed fracture   bone ends do not penetrate skin        
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Hematoma   torn blood vessels hemorrhage   clot forms   site becomes swollen, painful, and inflamed      
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Fibrocartilagious callus   phagocytic cells clear debris   osteoblasts begin forming spongy bone within 1 week   fibroblasts secrete collagen fibers to connect bone ends      
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Bony callus   new trabeculae form a hard callus   formation continues until firm union is formed in 2 months        
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Osteomalacia   soft bones   calcium salts not deposited   caused by vitamin D deficiency or insufficient dietary calcium   Same as Rickets in children    
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Rickets   osteomalacia in children   legs are bowed and deformed        
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Osteoporosis   loss of bone mass because bone resorption outpaces deposit   spongy bone of vertebrae and neck of femur most susceptible to fracture   Caused by lack of estrogen, calcium, or vitamin D; petite body form; immobility; low TSH; diabetes   Treatment includes calcium and vitamin D; hormone replacement therapy to slow bone loss   Prevention includes weight-bearing exercise throughout life  
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tuberosity   large rounded projection          
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trochanter   large, blunt, irregular surface          
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tubercle   small rounded projection          
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epicondyle   raised area above a condyle          
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spine   sharp, slender projection          
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process   any bony prominence          
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head   rounded bony articular end of a bone          
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facet   smooth, nearly flat articular surface          
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condyle   rounded articular projection          
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meatus   canal-like passageway          
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sinus   cavity within a bone          
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fossa   shallow, basin-like depression          
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fissure   narrow, slit-like opening          
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foramen   round, or oval, opening through a bone          
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Cartilage   contains no blood vessels or nerves          
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Perichondrium   dense connective tissue that surrounds cartilage   contains blood vessels for nutrient delivery to cartilage        
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Chondrocytes   living cells of cartilage          
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