What is bone considered?
a special CT with a mineralized matrix
What is bone a storage site for?
calcium and phosphate (hydroxyapatite crystals)
What is the major structural component of bone?
Type 1 collagen
How does bone affect blood?
It regulates blood calcium levels (calcitonin and PTH)
Two types of bone structural arrangement?
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Structural components of dried bone
General Structure of Bone
What surrounds bone?
What are the 2 layers of periosteum?
Where are sharpeys fiber found?
at muscle entheses
What do sharpeys fibers do?
anchor muscle (and periosteum) to bone
What direction are the fibers of perichondrium and periosteum?
Parallel (except at muscle attachments; perpendicular)
Mature bone
Immature bone
Ground bone preparation
Demineralized bone preparation
ID
Volkmann’s Canal
ID
Volkmann’s Canal
ID
Circumferential Lamella
ID
Haversian Canal
Does spongy bone have osteons?
NO