Bones
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Matrix | collagen fibers for strenth proteoglycans for reiliencey |
| articular cartilae | covers bones at joints; has no perichondrium also, does not ossify |
| lacunae | spaces occupied by osteocytes |
| canaliculi | cannals ocupied by osteocyte cell process |
| woven bone | collage fibers randomly oriendted. |
| lamellae | mature bone in sheets |
| trabeculae | interconnecting rods or plates of bone; like scaffolding |
| appositional (growth) | new chondrocytes and new matrix at the periphery |
| interstitial (growth) | chonddrocytes within the tissue divide and add more matrix between cells. |
| hydroxyapatite | the "cement" |
| diaphysis | shaft, compact |
| epiphysis | end of bone, spongy |
| epiphyseal plate | growth plate, |
| epiphyseal line | bone stops growing in length |
| medullary cavity | in children cavity is red marrow, gradually changes to yellow |
| sharpey's fibers | strengthen attachment of tendon to bone |
| endosteum | thin connective tissue membrane lining inner cavities of bones |
| intramembranous ossification | takes place in connective tissue |
| endochondrol ossifciation | takes place in cartilage |
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