Skeletal Functions
This function provides the framework for all soft tissues
What is support?
This part of the skeleton includes the cranium, vertebral column, and rib cage
What is the axial skeleton?
This inorganic component gives bone hardness and strength
What is hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate)?
Functional unit of bone
What is an osteon?
Bone formation using hyaline cartilage
What is endochondral ossification?
This function allows muscles to contract against bone for movement
What is anchorage?
This part includes limbs, shoulders, and hips
What is the appendicular skeleton?
This organic component gives bone flexibility/tensile strength
What is collagen?
Canal that contains blood supply and nerves
What is the central (Haversian) canal?
Bone formation using fibrous proteins
What is intramembranous ossification?
This function stores calcium and phosphate
What is mineral storage?
This type of cartilage has a “frosted-glass” appearance and is most common
What is hyaline cartilage?
Ends of a long bone
What is the epiphysis?
Bone-building cells
What are osteoblasts?
Process where osteoclasts break down bone
What is bone resorption?
This process occurs in bone marrow and produces blood cells
What is hematopoiesis?
This cartilage type contains thick collagen fibers and absorbs shock
What is fibrous cartilage?
Shaft of a long bone
What is the diaphysis?
Bone-resorbing cells
What are osteoclasts?
Process where osteoblasts build bone
What is bone deposition?
This hormone produced by bone helps regulate insulin and energy
What is osteocalcin?
Cells in cartilage that secrete collagen
What are chondrocytes?
Active growth region of bone
What is the epiphyseal plate?
Mature bone cells found in lacunae
What are osteocytes?
Type of growth that increases bone width
What is appositional growth?