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hematopoiesis

used to describe the process of blood cell formation.

blood cell formation

a vital process carried on in red bone

red bone marrow

soft connective tissue found inside the hard walls of some bones that produces both red and white blood cells

four types of bone

1. long- humerous or upper arm bone


2. short- carpals or wrist bones


3. flat- frontal or skull bone


4. irregular- vertebrae or spinal bones

osteocytes

within the hard matrix formally called osteoblasts

cartilage

resembles and differs from bone


ex. nose, ear and in between joints -flexible

chondrocytes

produce cartilage, cartilage cells

endochondral ossification

formed within cartilage

epiphyseal plate

remains between a epiphysis and the diaphysis, growth continues (growth plate)


fusses over when done

human skeleton has 2 divisions

1. axial skeleton


2. appendicular skeleton

paranasal sinuses

have openings into the nose


lighter skin, pockets

frontal sinusitis


(common cold)

inflammation in the frontal sinus


-itis added to a word mean "inflammation of"

mastoliditis


(severe sinus infection)

inflammation of the air spaces within the mastoid portion of the temporal bone, can produces serious medical issues if not treated promptly , go to brain

sutures


(immovable joints)

two partial bones give shape to the bulging topside of the skull

lambdoidal suture

with the occipital bone

squamous suture

with the temporal bone and part of the sphenoid

cornal suture

with the frontal bone

fontanels

allow some compression of the skull during birth without much risk of breaking the skull bones, -------fuse to form sutures before a baby is 2 years old

3 joint types

1. synarthroses (no movement)


2. amphiarthroses (slight movement)


3. diarthroses (free movement)



synarthroses

fibrous connective tissue grows between the articulating bones holding them close together

amphiarthrosis

cartilage connects the articulating bones

diarthroses

made alike in certain ways. have joint capsule, joint cavity, and layer of cartilage over the ends of two joining bones

osteosarcoma

most common and devastating malignant neoplasm of bone --------cancer of the bone

chondrosarcoma

cartilage tissue and is the second most common type of cancer affecting bones------cancer cartilage

osteomyelitis

bacterial infections of bone and marrow tissue