Cartilage
Gross anatomy of bones
Microscopic anatomy of bones
100
what are the 3 types of cartilage
Hyaline Elastic Fibrocartilage
100
How many bones are in human skeleton ?
206 named bones in human skeleton
100
what are the major cell types?
200
what is one characteristic of skeletal cartilage?
Contains no blood vessels or nerves
200
classification of bones on the basis of shape
Long bones / Short bones / Irregular bones / Flat bones
200
what cell is responsible for bone growth ?
Osteoblast
300
Example of hyaline cartilage
nasal cartilage (nose tip)
300
How do we call the honeycomb of small, needle-like or flat pieces of bone ?
trabeculae or spongy bone .
300
what are the primary components of compact bone ?
Osteon (Haversian system)
Canals and canaliculi
Interstitial and circumferential lamellae
400
what is Perichondrium?
layer of dense connective tissue surrounding cartilage like a girdle
400
How do we call white, double-layered membrane that covers external surfaces except joints ?
Periosteum
400
what is a trabeculae?
found in spongy bone : like cables on a suspension bridge confrere strength to bone
500
what happen during the Appositional growth?
Cartilage-forming cells in perichondrium secrete matrix against external face of
existing cartilage
500
what kind of bones markings can serve as passageways for vessels and nerves or play roles in joints?
Depression bones markings
500
what is the endosteum ?
delicate connective tissue covering internal bone surface.