Types of Bone
What type of bone is carpal bones?
Short bone
What is the formula for Stress?
stress = force/area
This type of bone cell works to build new bone tissue is called
The density and shape of a bone are related to the magnitude and direction of the loads placed on the bone according to this law?
Wolff's law
What type of bone is the femur?
Long bone
What is the formula for Strain?
strain = change in length/length
This type of bone cell is in charge of deteriorating bone tissue is called
Osteoclasts
An increase in bone loading has what kind of effect on osteoblast activity.
Osteoblast activity increases
Which type of osteoporosis is age dependent?
Type 2
What type of bone is the scapula?
Flat bone
What is the formula for Stiffness?
stiffness = stress/strain
This outer membrane of a bone is responsible for building new bone and provides the surface for muscle tendons to attach to
Periosteum
A decrease in bone loading has what kind of effect on osteoclast activity?
Osteoclast activity increases
A Salter Harris fracture involves what?
Epiphyseal plate
What type of bone is the vertebrae?
Irregular
What are the units for Stress?
Pa or MPa
Interstitial growth is growth in what?
Length
Anisotropic
A Salter Harris fracture can result in what?
Different limb lengths
What type of bone is the sternum?
What are the units for Strain?
There are no units.
Appositional growth is growth in what?
Width
An increase in bone loading has what effect on bone density?
Bone density increases
Who does Salter Harris fracture typically effect?
Children