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        | FUNCTIONS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM |  | Definition 
 
        | 1. support(structural framework, muscle attachment) 2. Protection(heart,brain,lungs,spinal cord)
 3.Movement(breathing,limbs)
 4.Mineral Balance (storage/release of minerals i.e. calcium/phosphorous)
 5.Blood Formation (red bone marrow)
 6.Adipose Storage (energy reserves)
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        | A)bone 1)hardened matrix(compact bone, spongous/cancellous bone)
 a. deposition of calcium phospate
 1.mineralization/calcification
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        | long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, suttural/Wormian bones,sesamoid bones |  | 
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        | longer than they are wide. (fingers, forearm, humerous, femur) |  | 
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        | width is equal to length (wrist, ankle) |  | 
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        | Enclose or protect soft organs. have broad surfaces for muscle attachment (cranial,os coxae,ribs, sternum) |  | 
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        | no definite shape (vertebrae) |  | 
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        | bone between flat bones of skull |  | 
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        | developed within tendons, located near joints (feet, hands, knees) |  | 
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        | long bone feature, cylindrical canal, contains yellow bone marrow |  | 
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        | long bone feature, shaft of bone, mostly compact bone |  | 
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        | long bone feature, ends of bone, mostly spongy (cancellous) bone,site of blood production (proximal epipysis) |  | 
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        | long bone feature,joint surface of ephiphysis, reduces friction |  | 
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        | outer fibrous layer (continous w/tendons),inner osteogenic layer (bone growth, healing of fractures),functions-isolates bone, route for blood vessels and nerves,participates in bone growth & repair |  | 
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        | SHARPEY'S/PERFORATING FIBERS |  | Definition 
 
        | continuation of outer fibrous layer,anchors periosteum,penetrates into bone matrix |  | 
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        | lines internal surface of bone,contains osteogenic cells (give rise to other bone cells) |  | 
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        | made of hyaline cartilage,located between epiphysis & diaphysis, eventually become epiphyseal line (when bone) |  | 
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        | develop from fibroblasts, give rise to other cells (w/osteoblasts & osteocytes), found in endosteum, inner osteogenic layer of periosteum,central canals,become osteoblasts |  | 
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        | bone forming cells, synthesize new soft bone matrix & hardens by mineral deposition (produce collagen fibers,release calcium ions & phosphate ions, hydroxyapatite) |  | 
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        | organic matter=1/3 weight (collagen fibers can withstand bending, tension, twisting CANNOT WITHSTAND COMPRESSION). inorganic matter=2/3 weight, hydroxyapatite (crystallized calcium phosphate can withstand compression CANNOT WITHSTAND BENDING TWISTING)
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        | CONCENTRIC LAMELLAE (structure of compact bone)
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        | ring of bone matrix (surround central canal), collagen fibers corkscrew down the lamellae (opposite direction in the adjacent lamellae, enhances bone growth) |  | 
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        | CIRCUMFERENTIAL LAMELLAE (structure of compact bone)
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        | runs parallel to outersurface of bone |  | 
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        | INTERSTITIAL LAMELLAE (structure of compact bone)
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        | between osteons, remains of old osteons |  | 
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        | CENTRAL CANAL, HAVERSIAN CANAL OR OSTEONIC CANAL (structure of compact bone) |  | Definition 
 
        | canal in center of osteon, contains blood vessels & nerves |  | 
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        | OSTEON OR HAVERSIAN SYSTEM (structure of compact bone)
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        | composed of central canal, concentric lamellae, basic structural unit of compact bone, withstands stress from the ends |  | 
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        | PERFORATING CANAL, VOLKMANN'S CANAL OR TRANSVERSE CANAL (structure of compact bone)
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        | cross matrix and feed into central canals |  | 
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        | TRABECULAE structure of spongy/cancellous bone
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        | "little beams", similiar to walls of swiss cheese, can withstand stress from several directions |  | 
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        | RED BONE MARROW, YELLOW BONE MARROW |  | 
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        | found in long bones (proximal epiphysis), skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum,os coxae |  | 
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        | found medullar cavity, mostly of adipose, no longer produces blood, under sever anemia it transform back to red bone marrow (thus increasing blood production) |  | 
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        | 2 TYPES OF BONE DEVELOPMENT |  | Definition 
 
        | intramembranous ossification (skull bones & clavicle) Endochondrol ossification (most bones)
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        | interstitial growth,growth of cartilage,growth from w/i,growth in lengtH |  | 
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        | bone elongation, appostional growth |  | 
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        | depostion of new tissue at surface, growth in width and thickness |  | 
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        | WOLFF'S LAW OF BONE (bone remodeling)
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        | architechture of a bone is determined by the stresses placed on it and adapting to withstand those stresses |  | 
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        | crystallization process in which ions are taken from the ion blood and deposited into bone tissue |  | 
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        | out of plase osseous tissue, calculus, eyes, lungs, tendons |  | 
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        | dissolving bone & releasing minerals into blood |  | 
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        | CALCIUM PHOSPHATE HOMEOSTASIS |  | Definition 
 
        | 1. hypocalcemia=blood calcium deficiency 2. hypercalcemia=blood calcium excess
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        | -form of vitamin D -promotes calcium ion resorption by kidneys (less calcium in urine)
 -necessary for bone depostion (w/o calcium & phosphate too low in blood)
 -raises blood concentration by increasing calcium, phosphate & magnesium by small intestines
 -increasing calcium &phosphate resporption from skeleton (calcitrol binds to osteoblasts, osteoblasts release chemical messenger to stem cells who then turn into osteoclasts, who then remove calcium & phosphate from bone)
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        | -secreted by calcitonin cells of thyroid gland when calcium too high w/1 of 2 ways: 1. osteoclast inhibition-liberates less calcium from skeleton=less calcium in blood
 2. osteblast simulation-increases osteoblast activity, move calcium in skeleton
 *important role in children (high o/c)
 *little role in adults (low o/c)
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        | secreted by parathyroid glands on posterior surface of thyroid glands, release PTH when blood calcium is low by 1 of 4 ways: 1.PTH increase o/c activity=increase bone resorption
 2. PTH decreases o/b activity=decrease bone resorption
 3.PTH increases phosphate excretion by kidneys=decrease calcium phosphate formation
 4.PTH decrease calcium excretion by kidneys=increase calcium levels
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        | 9 TYPES OF STRESS FRACTURES |  | Definition 
 
        | Open=bone breaks & penetrates skin Greenstick=bone breaks 1/2way vertically
 Comminuted-shattered (several pieces)
 Linear-parallell to epiphysis
 Transverse-perpendicular to epiphysis
 Oblique-at an angle
 Spiral-by twisting
 Colles-at wrist
 Pott-at ankle
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        | 2 CAUSES OF PATHOLOGIC FRACTURES |  | Definition 
 
        | bone weakened then fractured b/c of disease (i.e. bone cancer, osteoporosis) |  | 
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