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What are bone resorbing cells called?
Osteoclasts
What kind of ossification begins within a connective tissue membrane and form flat bones?
Intramembranous ossification
What kind of cartilage makes up the intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis?
Fibrocartilage
What are the four different types of bones structurally?
flat, long, short, and irregular
What are thin needle-like bony spicules arranged along lines of stress?
Trabeculae
What are the five functions of bone?
support, protect, movement, mineral storage, and hematopoeisis
What kind of ossification begins as a cartilage model with bone formation spreading from the center to the ends?
Endochondral ossification
What kind of cartilage covers the eds of articulating bones, forms costal cartilage, rings of trachea, and the tip of the nose?
Hyaline cartilage
What is the main shaft of long bones called?
diaphysis
What two things are necessary for repair and maintenance of bone and cartilage?
Chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate
What are the three types of cartilage?
Hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage
What is a bacterial infection of the bone with pain, inflammation, and tenderness to the touch?
Osteomyelitis
What are the bone forming cells that secrete osteoid as a part of the organic matrix?
Osteoblasts
What are the chondrocytes and how do they recieve oxygen and nutrients?
Cartilage cells; via diffusion through through the perichondrium
What kind of cartilage makes up the external ear, epiglottis, and eustachian tubes?
Elastic cartilage
What are the structural units of bone that permit delivery of nutrients and removal of waste from the bone?
Osteon/Haversion system
What is the thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the articular surface of the bone called?
Articular cartilage
What are the four structures that make up the osteon?
lamelae, lacunae, canaliculi, and haversion canal
What happens when blood passing through the parathyroid gland had a below normal calcium level?
Osteoclast activity is stimulated
What is a disease characterized by brittle porous bones that are more suseptible to fracture?
Osteoporosis
What is an active, mature bone cell that lives in the lacunae called?
Osteocyte
What is the end of a long bone called?
Epiphysis
What is hydroxyappetite made up of and what does it contribute to?
Calcium and phosphate; contributes to the hardness of bone
What are the two diseases that can result from a vitamine D deficiency?
Rickets and osteomalacia
What is the plate called that will remain between the epiphysis and diaphysis until the growth is done?
Epiphyseal plate
What is responsible for the prduction of red blood cells?
Red bone marrow
What helps to maintain our blood calcium levels by stimulating bone formation by osteoblasts and inhibits osteoclast activity inresponse to high levels of blood calcium?
Calcitonin
After a fracture, what tissue is formed that specializes in repair?
Callus tissue
Which layer of the epiphyseal plate undergoes calcification causing the bone to grow in length?
4th layer also called the zone of calcification
What is another name for the marrow cavity in the diaphysis of long bones?
Medullary cavity
Who is osteoporosis most commonly found in?
elderly white women
What is it called when chondrocytes in the deep layer of the perichondrium begin to divide and secrete additional matrix and additional osseous tissue is added to the outer surface of the bone?
Appositional growth
What is the white fibrous membrane that covers bone called?
Periosteum
What are the openings between the vertebrae where nerves exit called?
Intervertebral foramen
What is the largest sesamoid bone in the body called?
Patella
What is the structure that forms the pivot on which the atlas rotates called?
The odontoid process or dens
How do the ribs join the sternum?
Costal cartilage
What three bones is the coxal bone made up of?
illium, ischium, and pubis
How many pairs of ribs do we have?
12 pairs
What structure can be broken with the upward abdominal thrust?
Xiphoid process
What kind of fracture is described as bone crushed and may appear crumbled?
Comminuted fracture
What two essential parts that make up a vertebra?
The body and the neural arch
What are the functions of the spinal curvature? (4)
To increase carrying strength, balance, protects spinal columns, and absorbs jolts and shock
What kind of fracture does the broken bone projects through skin and surrounding tissue?
Compound fracture
When does the skeleton become fully ossified?
in the mid20's
What bones make up the axial skeleton?
head, neck, torso, and middle ear bones
Rounded prominence at the end of a bone, could be part of a joint
Condyle
A sac or cavity in an organ or tissue
Sinus
A projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body
Process
A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon
Tuberosity
A depression or fissure in the surface of an organ
Sulcus