Anatomy of a long bone
What is the hollow cavity in a long bone diaphysis called
Medullary cavity
An embryo's skeleton is made up of this.
What is cartilage?
A name for the lattice of the Spongy Bone.
What is trabeculae?
Name two of the five functions of the bone.
Support, Protection, Movement, Storage or Manufacturing
When the line is perpendicular to the shaft of the bone.
What is a Transverse Fracture?
The solid matrix of bones consist of this.
What is living cells and fibers surrounded by calcium?
Osteoblasts mature into this.
Osteocytes
In the spongy bone, the "little beams" along the lines of stress are needed/used for this.
What is resistance of compression?
This provides movement for bones.
What are the joints?
When the bone is bent but not broken all the way through it is called this.
What is a Greenstick fracture?
Red bone marrow fills this cavity in young people.
What is the Medullary Cavity
The process of calcium and minerals depositing into cartilage is known as this.
What is ossification?
Compact bones are arranged in cylinders called this.
What are osteons or Haversian Canals?
Production of red and white blood cells from red bone marrow is called this.
What is hematopoiesis.
A fracture where a bone fragment protrudes through the skin is called this.
What is an open or compound fracture?
The ephiphyses are covered with an external layer that provides smooth movement for joints and cushions the bone from shock.
What is Articular Cartilage.
Name the two hormones that help maintain a homeostatic calcium level in the blood.
What is Calcitonin produced by the Thyroid gland and the Parathyroid Hormone produced by the Parathyroid gland?
Canals running perpendicularly to the Haversian canal are called this.
What are Volkmann's canals?
Give an example of a flat bone.
Scapula, skull, etc
The stage of repair when cartilage forms to hold the bone together is called.
Stage 2 - Callus forms
This plate is also known as the growth plate.
What is the Epiphyseal plate?
Canaliculi are tentacle-like (AKA spider legs) that connect all bone cells needed for this.
Needed for nutrients and to remove wastes.
What the concentric circles of the osteon are called.
What are lamellae?
The wrist is an example of this type of bone.
What is a short bone.
In order, name the 4 stages of the repair of a broken bone.
1) hematoma forms
2) Callus forms
3) Callus ossifies
4) Compact bone forms