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        | Yellow marrow of the medullary cavity of long and some short bones |  | 
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        | articular cartilage of synovial (diarthrotic) joints |  | 
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        | All bone tissue is comprised of: |  | Definition 
 
        | specialized connective tissue |  | 
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        | Dense irregular connective tissue |  | Definition 
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        | Red marrow of the spongy (cancellous) bone |  | 
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        | Dense regular connective tissue |  | Definition 
 
        | ligaments (bone to bone) and tendons (muscle to bone). |  | 
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        | contains the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum |  | 
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        | contains the pectoral and pelvic girdles, and upper and lower limbs |  | 
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        | -long bones -short bones
 -irregular bones
 -flat bones
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        | Longer than they are wide. e.g. femur and humerus
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        | Approximately as long as they are wide. e.g. carpals and tarsals
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        | Functions of the skeletal system |  | Definition 
 
        | -protection -thermoregulation
 -storage and release of calcium and phosphorus
 -hematopoiesis
 -skeletal muscle attachments
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        | Relatively thin, have broad surface. e.g. sternum and scapula
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        | Have irregular and varied shapes. e.g. vertebrae and most skull bones
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        | Cylindrical shaft of bone |  | 
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        | Hollow inside of diaphysis. -lined with endosteum
 -yellow bone marrow
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        | Ends of the bone. -outside layer of compact bone surrounding spongy bone
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        | Hyaline cartilage on the epiphyses |  | 
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        | Hyaline cartilage plate between diaphysis and epiphysis -lengthwise bone growth
 -epiphyseal line
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        | Dense irregular connective tissue that covers the outside of bone -responsible for bone width growth
 -perforating fibers
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        | bone stem cells that can undergo division and eventually become osteoblasts |  | 
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        | cells that build bone matrix and eventually become osteocytes |  | 
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        | cells that maintain bone matrix |  | 
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        | large cells that destroy matrix during remodeling processes |  | 
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        | The two principal components of matrix |  | Definition 
 
        | -collagen protein fibers -mineral salts
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        | resist stretching forces; abundant bundles of aligned fibers |  | 
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        | resist compression forces; mainly calcium and phosphorus that form a hydroxyapatite crystalline structure |  | 
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        | Outer covering on all bone types and the diaphysis of long and short bones. Also known as cortical bone.
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        | Confined to the inner portions of the epiphyses of long and short bones and the internal region of flat and irregular bones. Also known as cancellous bone.
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        | the structural and functional unit of compact bone
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        | 1. Osteocytes 2. Lacunae
 3. Canaliculi
 4. Concentric lamellae
 5. Haversian canal
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        | Structures of cancellous bone |  | Definition 
 
        | 1. Osteocytes 2. Lacunae
 3. Canaliculi
 4. Lamellae (non-concentric)
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        | All structures are attached to bone and each other by enormous numbers of these collagen protein fibers |  | 
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        | The epiphyseal plate is known as this after complete growth plate closer in adults. |  | 
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        | The two layers of the periosteum |  | Definition 
 
        | -periosteum proper -osteogenic layer
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        | Lines the medullary cavity and has similar features to the periosteum |  | 
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        | The formation of bone. Also called osteogenesis. |  | 
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        | The two types of ossification processes |  | Definition 
 
        | -Intramembranous Ossification -Endochondral Ossification
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        | Intramembranous ossification |  | Definition 
 
        | occurs in the flat bones of the skull and most of the clavicle |  | 
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        | Endochondral ossification |  | Definition 
 
        | forms all of the bones in the body except the flat bones of the skull and most of the clavicle |  | 
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        | The two types of bone growth |  | Definition 
 
        | -Interstitial -Appositional
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        | the increase in bone girth |  | 
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        | Zone of resting cartilage |  | Definition 
 
        | This region is the farthest from the medullary cavity and consists of typical resting hyaline cartilage |  | 
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        | Zone of cell proliferation |  | Definition 
 
        | Closer to the medullary cavity, this layer contains chondrocytes that actively divide and align themselves longitudinally |  | 
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        | Chondrocytes stop dividing and enlarge (i.e. undergo hypertrophy) |  | 
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        | Minerals are deposited into the matrix between columns of lacunae and calcify the cartilage |  | 
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