Gross Anatomy
another name for our spine
What is vertebral column?
cells that make new bone in layers
What are osteoblasts?
Ossification is the process in which this mineral is added to cartilage cells to make bone cells
What is calcium?
People who do not get enough vitamin D when they are young can develop this disease
What is Rickets?
The name for production of blood cells
What is hematopoiesis?
name for the ends of our long bones
What is Epiphysis?
Inside the bone is this hollowed out cavity filled with bone marrow
What is Medullary cavity?
Red bone marrow produces what
blood cells
This disease is caused by loss of bone mass.
What is osteoporosis?
Vertebrae are in this bone category
What is irregular bones?
wrist bones
carpals
spongy bone is made up of a network of these
What are trabeculae?
These types of joints allow us to do our activities of daily living.
What are synovial joints?
The most common bone cancer
Bone growth occurs here.
a substance that grows on growth plates and is also on the ends of bones to prevent them from rubbing against each other
What is articular cartilage?
compact bone is organized into osteons around this
What is the haversian canal?
these two hormones maintain calcium homeostasis in the blood
Paget's disease is a disorder involving this cell.
What is the osteoclast?
During the second stage of bone repair, this forms at the site of the fracture.
What is a callus?
these connect osteocytes within the osteon
Bone functions to store fat here for release into the bloodstream when needed.
What is the yellow marrow?
This disorder is caused by autoimmune inflammation of the joints
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
the name for the form of calcium salt in the bone
What is hydroxyapatite?