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VETT 210 ~ Nursing Care III
Wk 7 ~ Musculoskeletal System I ~ Skeletal Tissues/Articulations/Muscles/Dx of Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
10/18/2012

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6. List the 5 functions of bone
Definition
- support
- protection
- leverage
- storage
- blood cell formation
Term
3. Name and describe the parts of a long bone
Definition
- epiphysis – ends of long bones (proximal and distal), cancellous bone covered w/ a thin layer of compact bone
- diaphysis – shaft of long bone
- epiphyseal plates (growth plates) – between the epiphysis and the diaphysis, the sites where the creation of new bone allows the bone to lengthen. When the bone reaches full size, the growth plates completely ossify (all of the cartilage is replaced by bone.
Term
2. Name the 4 types of bones
Definition
- long bones
- short bones
- flat bones
- irregular bones
Term
4. Name the 3 types of bone cells and their functions
Definition
- Osteoblasts – cells that form bone. They secrete the matrix of bone and then supply the minerals needed to harden it
- Osteocytes - . Once the osteoblasts have become trapped in the ossified matrix they have created they are called osteocytes
- Osteoclasts – are the opposite of osteoblasts. Instead of forming bone, they eat it away. Bones are dynamic structures that must be remodeled constantly. Osteoclasts are necessary for remodeling to take place by removing bone from where it is not needed, then the osteoblasts form new bone in area whrere it is needed
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