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Osseous Tissue and Bone Structure
Bones
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/17/2012

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Appendicular skeleton
Definition
Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton
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Appositional bone growth
Definition
Increases bone diameter of existing bones
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Articular cartilage
Definition
Covers portions of epiphysis that form articulations; avascular and receives resources fro synovial fluid.
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Axial Skeleton
Definition
Bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column
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Circumferential lamellae
Definition
The outer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer
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Diaphysis
Definition
The shaft of the bone that contains medullary cavity
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Endosteum
Definition
Incomplete cellular layer lining medullary caity that coers spongy bone and lines ventral canals
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Metaphyseal artery/vein
Definition
connect to epiphyseal arteries/veins and carry blood to and from the metaphysis
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Osteoblasts
Definition
produce new bony matrix and become osteocytes once surrounded by bony matrix
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Osteoclasts
Definition
Remove and remodel bone matrix that releases acids and proteolytic enzymes to dissolve matrix and release sored minerals
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Osteocytes
Definition
Mature bone cells that cannot divide and they maintain protein and ineral content of adjacent matrix
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Osteoprogenitor cells
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Mesenchymal cells that produce cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
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Perforating fibers
Definition
Strongly connect tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules to bone through periosteum
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Sesamoid bones
Definition
Small, flat in shape and developed in tendons of the knee, hands, and feet
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Spongy bone
Definition
Located were bones not heavily stressed or in many directions
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Sutural bones
Definition
Irregular bones formed between cranial bones
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