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Osseous Tissue
Another name for bone
Skeletal
The ______ system:
-supports body
-protects soft tissues
-acts as a lever for muscles (muscles pull on bones to pull on you and make you move)
-stores minerals
-hematopoiesis
Hematopoiesis
Blood cell formation from red marrow in bone
Osteo
Bone prefix
Osteocytes
Maintain bone matrix, mature, fixed
Osteoblasts
Cells that form NEW bone, deposit into matrix
Osteoclasts
Cells that excrete enzymes that BREAK DOWN bone matrix (remove it)
Bone tissue
Type of tissue composed of cells (osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts,
osteoprogenitors) and a solid extracellular matrix
Compact Bone
, -DENSE bone for support
-arranged OSTEONS
-have OSTEOCYTES in LACUNAE holes
-osteocytes arranged in rings called concentric LAMELLAE
Spongy Bone
Type of Bone
-no osteons
-irregular network of trabeculae (small plates that form matrix, space between plates is
marrow)
where red bone marrow is in long bones
Red Marrow
-Type of bone marrow
-Site of hematopoiesis (production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)
Yellow Marrow
-Type of bone marrow
-found in shafts of long bones
-storage of adipose tissue (energy reserve of fat)
Long Bones
Type (shape) of bones
-has hollow shaft called MEDULLARY CAVITY
-compact bone surrounds hollow shaft
-have 2 EPIPHYSES (end of bones)
Medullary Cavity
Hollow shaft at the center of long bones
-Has adipose storage, yellow marrow
Epiphyses
-Ends of long bones
-Spongy bone with compact bone coat
-Has red marrow
Epiphyseal Plates