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Title: A & P

Description: bone exam - general bone terms

Total Flash Cards: 11

Created: 03/09/2009 15:58:36

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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