Details Title: A & P Description: bone exam - general bone terms Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 03/09/2009 15:58:36		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Anatomy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term pectoral girdle Definition clavicle and shoulderblades make up the ____ _______ Term osteoclasts Definition cell type in bone that destroys bone to release Ca++ Term periosteum Definition membrane around a long bone Term red and yellow marrow Definition two kinds of marrow. one makes red blood cells, the other stores fat. Term osteoblast Definition cell type. matures into osteocytes Term lamallae Definition layers of bone matrix Term lacunae Definition dark circles in bone (dark spaces) Term trabeculae Definition strands of bone that cross in cancellous bone Term flexible - elastin for fibers ex: ear, epiglottis Definition function and 2 examples of ELASTIC cartilage Term bone-like = support ex: knee meniscus, intervertebral discs, public symphasis Definition function and 2 examples of fiberous cartilage Term intramembranous ossification endochondrial ossification Definition name both types of bone growth