the entire framework of bones and cartilage
The skeletal system
a detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function, disease, pathology, and the process of ossification of the bones
Osteology
Functions of the skeletal system
Site of attachment for tendon and ligament
Support
Encloses the organs of the cranial and thoracic cavities
Protection
Allows for a range of movement over certain joints
Assistance in movements
stores minerals like calcium and phosphate (in extracellular matrix)
mineral homeostasis
red bone marrow helps make:
red and white blood cells
- contained in yellow bone marrow
triglyceride storage
long bone
humerus
flat bone
sternum
short bone
triquetrol
irregular bone
vertebra
Parts of the long bone
lining the cavities inside the bone
endosteum
lining that wraps around the bond
periosteum
Four types of cells in bone tissues:
- Capable of mitotic division
Osteogenic Cells
- Found in the margins of bone
Osteoblasts
- found in the lacunae
Osteocytes
*Have gaps that allow them to communicate with each other
- contain many nuclei (fusion of many mesodermal cells)
Osteoclasts
When the body is low on calcium, osteoclast levels do what?
Increase
What makes up the composition of bone’s matrix?
- Hydroxyapatite (Calcium and Phosphate)
Hydroxyapitate
Calcium and Phosphate