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What are the two bone groups
- Axial (Skull, vertabrea, thorax
- Appendicular (Everything else)
What are the four types of bones
1. Long bone
2. Flat bone
3. Short bone
4. Irregular bone
Describe Long Bone
- Longer than hey are wide
- Has a shaft plus two ends
Describe short bones
- Roughly cube shaped (wrist ankle)
- Sesamoid (patella)
-Act to alter pull of tendon
Describe flat bones
-- thin flattened ussually a bit curved
- ( sternum, scapula, skull)
Describe Irregular bones
- Have complicated shapes
- Vertebrae and hips
What are the functions of the bones
1. Support
2. Structure
3. Movement
4. Mineral growth and storage
5. Blood cell formation
6. Triglyceride storage
What are the three structures of a long bone
1. Proximal epiphysis
2. Diaphysis
3. Distal epiphysis
What are the 4 types of bone cells
1. Osteogenic cell (stem cell
2. Osteoblast (responsible for bone growth)
3. Osteocyte (Mature bone cell maintains bone matrix)
4. Osteoclast ( bone-resorbing cell)
What is the external membrane of the cell
- Periosteum
What is the inner membrane bone layer called
- Osteogenic layer
What is the delicate tissue membrane covering all connective tissue in the bone
- Endosteum
What is the spongy bone in short irregular and flat bones called
Diploe
What is the proper name for compact bone and why
- Lamellar bone
-Refers to the growth rings in the bone
What is the composition of bone
25% water
25% Collagen
50% Salts
What is the percentage of compact and spongy bone
20% compact
80% spongy