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5 Functions of bones |
support protection movement mineral reservoir hemopoiesis |
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Support |
for soft tissue and a point of attachment for muscles |
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Protection |
protects organs skull - brain vertebrae - spinal cord ribs - thoracic organs bladder - pelvis |
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Movement |
used as levers |
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Mineral Resevoir |
calcium and phosophorus |
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Hemopoiesis |
spongy bone that makes blood cells |
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Classification of Bone |
long bone short bone flat bone irregular bone |
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Long Bone |
upper and lower limbs femur humerous tibia fibula |
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Short Bone |
small bones in the wrist and ankles wrist - carpals ankles - tarsals |
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Flat Bones |
ribs sternum top of cranium (head) |
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Gross Anatomy |
diaphysis periosteum compact bone endosteum medullary cavity epiphysis spongy bone |
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Diaphysis |
shaft of bone |
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Periosteum |
outer covering of bone |
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Compact Bone |
makes the hollow cylinder in the diaphysis |
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Endosteum |
connective tissue lining the medullary cavity |
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Medullary Cavity |
storage site for fat (yellow bone marrow) |
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Epiphysis |
the ends of the bone |
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Spongy Bone |
makes red blood cells (red bone marrow) |
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The Epiphysis and the Diaphysis are... |
seperated at childhood by the Epiphyseal plate so the bone can grow. At adulthood, it fuses together to form the epiphyseal line. |
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Flat Bones |
made up of only spongy bone (diploe) covered by compact bone. |
