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(126 bones)
Bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column
Form longitudinal axis of body |
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(80 bones)
Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton |
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| all formed elements of blood |
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Thin, roughly parallel surfaces
Examples: cranial bones, sternum |
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| Irregular bones formed between cranial bones |
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Relatively long and slender
Examples: various bones of the limbs |
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Small, flat, and somewhat shaped like sesame seed
Develop in tendons of knee, hands, and feet |
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Small and boxy
Examples: bones of the wrist (carpals) and ankles (tarsals) |
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(expanded ends)
Consist largely of spongy bone (trabecular bone) |
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Covers portions of epiphysis that form articulations
Avascular and receives resources from synovial fluid |
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| connects epiphysis to shaft |
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| Contains medullary cavity (marrow cavity) |
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(commonly one each/bone)
Nutrient foramen (tunnel providing access to marrow cavity)
Also supplies osteons of compact bone with blood |
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Carry blood to/from metaphysis
Connects to epiphyseal arteries/veins |
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Mature bone cells that cannot divide
Most numerous bone cell type
Maintain protein and mineral content of adjacent matrix |
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Separated by layers of matrix (lamellae)
Connected with canaliculi |
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(blast, precursor)
Produce new bony matrix (osteogenesis or ossification) |
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Mesenchymal (stem) cells that produce cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
Important in fracture repair |
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(clast, to break)
Remove and remodel bone matrix
Giant cells with 50+ nuclei |
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(commonly one each/bone)
Nutrient foramen (tunnel providing access to marrow cavity)
Also supplies osteons of compact bone with blood |
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Carry blood to/from metaphysis
Connects to epiphyseal arteries/veins |
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Mature bone cells that cannot divide
Most numerous bone cell type
Maintain protein and mineral content of adjacent matrix |
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Separated by layers of matrix (lamellae)
Connected with canaliculi |
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(blast, precursor)
Produce new bony matrix (osteogenesis or ossification) |
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Mesenchymal (stem) cells that produce cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
Important in fracture repair |
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(clast, to break)
Remove and remodel bone matrix
Giant cells with 50+ nuclei |
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