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Cartilage
Cartilage
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2009

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Term
Cartilage
Definition
Support where more strength needed than connective tissue proper can provide but cannot use bone
Term
Cartilage
Definition
Features
Primarily water
More resilient
Covered with perichondrium
Except when located on articular surfaces
No internal blood supply
Term
Appositional growth
Definition
Adds to the outside edge
Seldom occurs
Term
Interstitial growth
Definition
Inside increases
Most common
Term
Hyaline Cartilage Locations
Definition
Articular
Costal
Respiratory
Nasal
Fetal
Epiphyseal plate
Term
Articular Surface
Definition
Where two bones form a moveable connection
Term
Purpose
Reduce trauma by allowing some ‘give’
Protect from bone to bone friction
Create smooth surface
Definition
Articular surfaces
Term
Elastic Cartilage
Definition
Contains
Pinna of ear
Epiglottis
Term
Fibrocartilage
Definition
Contains
Pubic symphysis
Menisci
Knee
TMJ
Term
support
protection
movement
mineral and fat storage
blood cell formation
Definition
Function of bone?
Term
Primarily calcified matrix
Covered with periosteum
Definition
features of Bone?
Term
Periosteam
Definition
(Long Bone)
sharpeys fibers
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
Term
Articular cartilages
Definition
(Long Bone)
Hyaline cartilage
No perichondrium
No periosteum
Term
Nutrient Foramina
Definition
(Long Bone)
Blood vessels
Nerves
Lymph vessels
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
(Long Bone)
Shaft
Medullary cavity
Fatty Marrow
Endosteum
Term
Epiphysis
Definition
(Long Bone)
Ends
Spongy Bone
Epiphyseal plate (line)
Red marrow
Term
Short Bones
Definition
All features of long
Much trabeculae
Term
Irregular bones
Definition
Red Marrow
Especially ilium
Term
Flat Bones
Definition
Compact Bone
Spongy Bone
called diploe
Red marrow
Term
Sesamoid bones
Definition
Bones that develop in indians
Term
Osteogenic Cells
Definition
develops into an osteoblast
Term
Osteoid
Definition
(Chemical substance of bone)
Organic Matrix
Cells
Collagen Fibers
Ground Substance
Term
Hydroxyapatite Crystals
Definition
Calcium and Phosphorus
Deposit in matrix under the influence of the enzyme
Alkaline Phosphatase
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