Functions of the Skeletal System
Support - Weight bearing Protection - Encases organs Movement - Muscle attachment Storage - Minerals
Cartilage (3 types)
Hyaline Cartilage associated with bones - Development, lengthening, and repair. Specialized cells - Chondroblasts - Chondrocytes
2 types of cartilage growth
Apositional
- Chondroblasts in perichondrium add matrix to outside of existing cartilage.
Interstitial
- Chondrocytes within tissue divide and matrix between existing cells.
Bone Matrix
Bone Histology
Bone cells - osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts Woven bone: collagen fibers randomly oriented Lamellar bone: mature bone in sheets Spongy: trabeculae Compact bone: dense
Origin of bone cells
Mesenchymal cells give rise to osteochindral progenitor cells Osteochondral progenitors cells -Innner perichondrium & periosteum -Give rise to osteoblasts Osteoblasts -Develop into osteocytes
Bone Cells
Osteoblasts
Bone Cells
Osteocytes. Mature bone cells. Surrounded by matrix, but can make small amounts of matrix to maintain it.
Bone Cells
Osteoclasts. Resorption of bone
Woven and Lamellar Bone
Woven bone
- Collagen fibers randomly oriented
- Formed during embryonic development and fracture repair
- Replaced with lamellar bone over time
Lamellar bone
- Mature bone with organized collagen fibers
- Arranged in thin sheets called lamellae
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
Shape of Bones
Long bones - Upper and lower limb Short bones - Ankle and wrist Flat bones - Skull, ribs, sternum, shoulder blades Irregular bones - Vertebrae and facial bones
Structure of Long Bones
Diaphysis - Long axis or shaft of bone Articular cartilage - Covers the end of long bones Epiphysis - End of bones Epiphyseal plate - Separates epiphysis from diaphysis
Structures of Bone
Medullary cavity - Internal cavities filled with marrow Periosteum - Covers outside of bone has blood - Outer layer of vascularized connective tissue -Fibers of tendons become continuous with fibers of periosteum. Endosteum - Covers internal space of bone
Bone Shapes
Long - Ex. Upper and lower limbs Short - Ex. Carpals and tarsals Flat - Ex. Ribs, sternum, skull, scapulae Irregular - Ex. Vertebrae, facial
Structure of flat, short, and irregular bones
Flat Bones
- No diaphyses, epiphyses
- Sandwich of cancellous between compact bone
Short and Irregular Bone
- Compact bone that surrounds cancellous bone center; similar to structure of epiphyses of long bones
- No diaphyses and not elongated
Some flat and irregular bones of skull have sinuses lined by mucous membranes.
Bone Formation
Intramembranous ossification
- Takes place in connective tissue membrane
Endochondral ossification
- Takes place in cartilage
Both methods of ossification
- Produce woven bone that is then remodeled
- After remodeling, formation cannot be distinguished as one or other
Intramembranous Ossification
Intramembranous Ossification
Endochondral Ossification
Endochondral Ossification
Endochondral Ossification
Bone Growth
Increase due to growth at epiphyseal plate Zone of epiphyseal plate Zone of resting cartilage Zone of proliferation Zone of hypertrophy Zone of decalcification