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Bone types
Bone Tissue
Bone anatomy
bone cells
Misc.
100
fairly equal in width and length and found mostly in wrists and ankles
What are short bones?
100
aka: cancellous bone
What is spongy bone?
100
has high fat content
What is yellow bone marrow?
100
can turn into other types of cells as needed
What is osteoprogenitor cell?
100
thin band of cartilage formed between primary and secondary ossification centers
What is epiphyseal plate?
200
like parts of jigsaw puzzle, odd in shape, and include hip bone and vertebrae
What are irregular bones?
200
Dense, hard tissue that composes shafts of long bones and forms outer layer of other bone types
What is compact bone?
200
Acts as anchor point for ligaments and tendons
What is periosteum?
200
non-specialized cells found in periosteum, endosteum, and central canal of compact bones
What is osteoprogenitor?
200
found mostly in wrists and ankles
What is short bone?
300
include skull, ribs, and sternum (breast bone)
What are flat bones?
300
bone formation process
What is ossification?
300
hollow area called medullary cavity acts as storage area for bone marrow
What is diaphysis?
300
considered mature bone cells that started as osteoblasts
What is osteocyte?
300
produces red blood cells
What is red bone marrow?
400
longer than they are wide and can be found in arms and legs
What is long bone?
400
make bone lighter in weight and provide space for red bone marrow
What is spongy bone?
400
region running between two epiphyses
What is diaphysis?
400
job is to tear down bone material and help move calcium and phosphate into blood
What is osteoclast?
400
Tough and fibrous connective tissue covering bone
What is periosteum?
500
Provide 4 functions of the skeletal system
What are provides support and allows us to move, protects soft body parts, produces blood cells, and acts as storage unit for minerals and fat?
500
Utilized by long bones for lengthening and widening
What is ephyseal plate (growth plate)?
500
formed by increase in size of both ends of long bone
What is epiphysis?
500
cells that secrete a matrix of calcium with other minerals that give bone its typical characteristics
What is osteoblasts?
500
How many bones are in the human body?
What is 206?