Term
| the functions of the skeletal system |
|
Definition
| support, storage of minerals and fat, blood cell production, protection, leverage |
|
|
Term
| what are the shapes of bones? |
|
Definition
| sutural, irregular, short, flat, long, and sesamoid |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the extended end of the end of the bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| round central space of bone also known as the marrow cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| in the cranium, the layer of spongy bone between the layers of compact bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pockets in bone matrix that hold osteocytes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| narrow passageways in the matrix extend between the lacunae and blood vessels creating a passageway for the exchange of nutrients, waste, and gasses |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| calcium phosphate interacts with calcium hydroxide to form these crystals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| layers of lacunae sandwiched between matrix |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| mesenchymal cells that divide to produce daughter cells that differenciate into osteoblasts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| cells that remove and recycle bone matrix |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| erosion process where the osteoclasts disolve matrix and release the stored minerals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the basic functional unit of mature compact bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a meshwork of supporting bundles of of fibers in spongy bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| responsible for blood cell formation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adipose tissue important as an energy reserve |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a membrane that covers all bones |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an incomplete cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the deposition of calcium salts |
|
|
Term
| endochondral ossification |
|
Definition
| when cartilage models are gradually replaced by bone |
|
|
Term
| primary ossification center |
|
Definition
| the begining site of bone development |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| small struts of developing bone that grows outward from the ossification center. |
|
|
