Chapter 6 - Bones and Skeletal Tissues

Flashcards for anatomy.

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What are 3 types of skeletal cartilage?
Hyaline, Elastic, Fibrocartlige
What are the different types of cartilage growth?
Appositional and Interstitial
What are the bone classifications?
Axial and Appendicular
What are the 4 different bone types?
Long, Short, Flat, and Irregular
Bone Functions
Suppport, Protection, Movement, Mineral Storage, and Blood cell formation
What is compact bone?
The external smooth solid layer of the bone
What is spongy bone?
The internal small needle-like or flat pieces
What is Diaphysis
The long shaft of the bone
What is Epiphysis
The bone ends
What is the Epiphyseal line
Between the diaphysis and each epiphysis of an adult bone
What is the Epiphyseal plate
A disc of hyaline cartilage that grows during childhood
What is the periosteum
External surface of the bone that is covered by a glistening white, double-layered membrane
Whats an osteoblast
Bone-forming cells
Whats an osteoclast
Bone-destroying cells
Whats the red marrow cavity
Red marrow is typically found within the trabecular cavities of spongy bone of long bones and in the diploe of flat bones. For this both the cavities are called this.