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biosystems
bones
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09/15/2011

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Term
osseous tissue
Definition
1. spongy-meshwork of small bony plates filled w red blood cells. at epiphyses of long bones and center of other bones.
2. compact-hard and dense, outer layer of bone
Term
diaphysis
Definition
shaft. compact bone surrounds medullary (marrow) cavity.
medullary cavity in adults contains fat (yellow marrow)
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epiphysis
Definition
ends of bone. expanded in width. spongy bone interior. epiphyseal line (remnant of growth plate). hyaline cartilage on join surfaces.
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periosteum
Definition
lines outside of bones. 2 layers: outer fibrous and inner osteogenic. nerve fibers, nutrient blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels are often wrapped in periosteum
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endosteum
Definition
lines inside structures. delicate membrane on internal surfaces of bone like the marrow cavity
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osteogenic cells
Definition
stem cells in periosteum and endosteum that give rise to osteoblasts
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osteoblasts
Definition
bone-forming cells
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osteocytes
Definition
mature bone cells
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osteoclasts
Definition
cells that break down (resorb) bone matrix
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haversian system or osteon
Definition
structural unit.
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lamellae
Definition
weight-bearing
column-like matrix tubes, fit one inside the other
calcified matrix/connective tissue
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central (haversian) canal
Definition
contains blood vessels and nerves
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lacunae
Definition
spaces between lamellae that have bone cells. hold bone cells
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