ANATOMY EXAM 1
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Microscopic Anatomy
The study of structures that cannot be seen without magnification.
Cytology is the study of the internal structure of individual cells while histology is the study of groups of specialized cells, tissue.
Compare and contrast cytology vs histology.
Cells make tissues, tissues make organs.
What is the relationship between microscopic and gross anatomy?
Gross Anatomy (Macroscopic Anatomy)
The study of structures visible to the unaided eye.
Surface Anatomy
The study of general anatomical form, or morphology; refers to the superficial anatomical markings.
Regional Anatomy
Refers to all structures in a specific area of the body.
Systemic Anatomy
The study of the organ systems of the body.
Developmental Anatomy
Examines structural changes over time.
Embryology
The study of early developmental stages, from conception through the first 8 weeks of development.
Comparative Anatomy
Considers anatomical similarities and differences in different types of animals.
Clinical Anatomy
Studies anatomical changes that occur during pathological illnesses.
Surgical Anatomy
Studies anatomical landmarks important for surgical procedures.
Radiographic Anatomy
Using X-rays or ultrasound scans to study anatomy.
Cross-sectional Anatomy
Using radiographic techniques (CT, MRI, and spiral scans) to study cross sections of the body.
Chemical/Molecular, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
List the Levels of Organization from simplest to most complex.
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, and Nitrogen
What four elements combine to make up 99% of the body?
Chemical/Molecular Level
There are over a dozen different elements in the body. Atoms combine to form molecules. Four elements make up 99% of the body.
Cellular Level
The smallest living unit in the body; consists of organelles.
Tissue Level
Tissues are composed of one type of cell that works together. Ex.) epithelial, muscular, nerual, and connective tissue
Organ Level
Combination of tissues. Ex.) The heart consists of all four types of tissues
Organ System Level
A combination of various organs makes up a specific system. Ex.) The heart and blood vessels make up the cardiovascular system.
Organism Level
The 11 organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis and basic life functions.
66%
What percentage of water is the body made up of?
Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Nervous
Endocrine
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive
List the 11 Organ Systems of the body.
The Integumentary System
This organ system consists of the skin, hair follicles, sweat glands, nails, sensory receptors, and the subcutaneous layer.
The Skeletal System
This organ system consists of the bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments, and bone marrow.
The Muscular System
This organ system contains skeletal muscles, tendons, and aponeuroses.
The Nervous System
This organ system contains the Central Nervous System, brain, spinal cord, special senses, and Peripheral Nervous System.
The Endocrine System
This organ system contains the pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid, parathyroid gland. thymus, adrenal glands, kidneys, pancreas, and gonads.
The Cardiovascular System
This organ system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
The Lymphatic System
This organ system contains lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, the spleen, and the thymus.
The Respiratory System
This system consists of nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
The Digestive System
This system consists of the oral cavity, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and large intestine.
The Urinary System
This organ system consists of the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
The Reproductive System
This organ system consists of the testes, accessory organs, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands, and external genitalia.
Supine
Lying down (face up) in the anatomical position.
Prone
Lying down (face down) in the anatomical position.
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
The four sections: right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant.
Right Upper Quadrant
Which quadrant contains the right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, and intestines?
Left Upper Quadrant
What quadrant contains the left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and portions of the large intestine?
Right Lower Quadrant
What quadrant contains cecum, appendix, portions of small intestine, reproductive organs, and right ureter?
Left Lower Quadrant
What quadrant contains most of small intestine, portions of large intestine, left ureter, and reproductive organs?
Right Hypochondriac Region, Epigastric Region, Left Hypochondriac Region
Right Lumbar Region, Umbilical Region, Left Lumbar Region
Right Inguinal Region, Hypogastric (pubic) region, Left Inguinal Region
List the nine abdominopelvic regions in order from left to right. (Hint: the regions are named from a person in the anatomical position's left and right.)
Superior and Inferior
Anatomical directions for above and below.
Anterior (ventral) and Posterior (dorsal)
Anatomical directions for front and back.
Medial and Lateral
Anatomical directions for the middle and side.
Superficial and Deep
Anatomical directions for outside and inside.
Proximal and Distal
Anatomical directions for closer and further to the point of attachment.
Sagittal Plane (Midsagittal and Parasagittal)
This sectional plane separates the body into left and right.
Transverse Plane
This sectional plane separates the body into proximal and distal (top and bottom).
Frontal Plane
This sectional plane separates the body into anterior and posterior (front and back).
Body Cavities
Internal chambers that protect organs and allow them to change shape; if you remove an oran you will leave a cavity.
Diaphragm
A flat, muscular sheet, separates the two main cavities: Thoracic and Abdominopelvic.
Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities.
What is contained in the Anterior (ventral) Cavity?
Cranial and Spinal Cavities
What is contained in the Posterior (dorsal) cavity?
Pleural and Pericardial Cavity
What cavities are contained in the thoracic cavity?
Peritoneal, Abdominal, and Pelvic cavities
What cavities are contained in the abdominopelvic cavity?
The Pericardial Cavity
What surrounds the heart?
Mediastinum
What contains the trachea, esophagus, and major vessels?
A visceral and a parietal layer of serous pericardium.
The Pericardial Cavity contains what?
Visceral and parietal pleura
The Pleural Cavity contains what?
Visceral and Parietal peritoneum
The Peritoneal Cavity contains what?
Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, and Neural
What are the four primary types of tissue?
Cellularity, Polarity, Attachment, and Avascularity
List some characteristics of Epithelial Tissue.
A basement membrane
What will always be separating epithelium and connective tissue?
Physical protection, controls permeability, provides sensation, and produces secretions
What are some functions of Epithelial Tissue?
Microvilli, Sterocilia, and Cilliated Epithelium
What are three specializations of Epithelial Cells?
Simple Epithelium
Epithelium has one layer of cells.
Stratified Epithelium
Epithelium has two or more layers of cells.
Squamos
Relatively flat cell shape in epithelium.
Cuboidal
Epithelia cells shaped like cubes.
Columnar
Epithelia cells shaped like columns that are longer than wide.
microvilli, stereocilia, ciliated epithelium
What are the specializations of Epithelial cells that are found on the apical surface of cells?
Intercellular connections
What holds cells together and prevents the passage of chemicals and pathogens?
Cell junctions, CAMs, intercellular
What gives the epithelium strength and stability?
The basement membrane
What is the cell membrane attached to?
Basal lamina and fibroreticular lamina
What two layers does the basement membrane consist of?
Through time, via continual division of stem cells near the basal lamina.
How is the epithelium replaced?
Simple Squamous Epithelium
This epithelial tissue consists of delicate cells located in the lining of body cavities and the lining of the heart and blood vessels. It functions to reduce friction and absorb and secrete material.
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
This epithelial tissue is found on the surface of the skin and lining the mouth, anus, esophagus, and vagina. It functions to protect against abrasion, pathogens, and chemicals.
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
This epithelial tissue is located in the thyroid gland, ducts, and kidney tubules. It functions for secretion and absorption while providing very little protection.
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
This epithelial tissue is rare and located in the ducts of sweat glands. It functions for secretion and absorption.
Simple Columnar Epithelium
This epithelial tissue is located in stomach lining, intestines, gallbladder, uterine tubes, and collecting ducts of the kidneys. It functions for secretion, absorption, and protection.
Stratified Columnar Eplithelium
This epithelial tissue is located in the pharynx, epiglottis, anus, mammary glands, salivary glands, and urethra. It functions as protection.
Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium
This epithelial tissue has nuclei situated at different levels. It is located in the nasal cavity, trachea, and bronchi as well as the vas deferens, prostate gland, and epididymis. It functions for protection and secretion.
Transitional Epithelium
This epithelial tissue consists of many layers and is a combination of cuboidal and "oddly" shaped cells. It is located in the urinary bladder, renal pelvis, and ureters. It functions with an ability to stretch extensively.
endocrine and exocrine
What are the two types of gland in epithelial tissue?
serous glands, mucous glands, and mixed exocrine glands
What are the three types of exocrine glands?
Serous glands
Secretes watery fluid with enzymes.
Mucous glands
Secretes glycoproteins called mucins (mucus).
Endocrine glands
Glands that secrete hormones that enter the blood or lymph.
goblet cells and mucous cells
Unicellular glands secrete mucus through two types of glands, which are?
multicellular glands
What kind of glands produce secretory sheets that line the stomach?
distal
In a multicellular gland the secretory portion (gland cells) is ______ to the duct.
No
If the duct is simple, is there branching?
Yes
If the duct is compound, is there branching?
Tubular gland
Gland cells are arranged in a tube.
Alveolar (acinar) gland
Gland cells form a blind pocket.
Tubuloalveolar (tubuloacinar) gland
A gland that combines tubular and alveolar.
Merocrine secretion
The product is released from secretory vesicles by exocytosis. This is the most common mode of secretion.
Apocrine secretion
Shedding of the apical portion of the cell. Found in mammary glands.
Holocrine secretion
Cell bursts apart. Found in sebaceous glands.
A single straight tube
What does a simple tubular gland look like?
A single tube that is coiled
What does a simple coiled tubular gland look like?
A single duct with multiple branched tubular endings
What does a simple branched tubular gland look like?
A single sac-like secretory portion
What does a simple alveolar gland look like?
A single duct with multiple branched sac-like endings
What does a simple branched alveolar gland look like?
A branched duct system with tubular secretory portions
What does a compound tubular gland look like?
A branched duct system with sac-like secretory portions
What does a compound alveolar gland look like?
A branched duct system containing both tubes and sac-like portions
What does a compound tubuloalveolar gland look like?
Simple Squamous Epithelium
What type of epithelial tissue lines the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal body cavities?
To reduce friction, controls vessel permeability, absorbs, and secretes.
How does Simple Squamous Epithelium function?
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
What type of epithelial tissue is found on the surface of skin, lining the oral cavity, throat, esophagus, rectum, anus, and vagina?
To protect against abrasion, pathogens, and chemical attack.
How does Stratified Squamous Epithelium Function?
The pads within the knee joint, between pubic bones of pelvis, and intervertebral discs.
Where is fibrous cartilage located?
Resists compression; prevents bone-to-bone contact; limits relative movement.
How does fibrous cartilage function?
Membranes
Epithelia and connective tissue combine to form what?
A sheet of epithelial cells and an underlying connective tissue.
Every membrane consists of both...?
Mucous, Serous, Cutaneous, and Synovial
What are the four types of membranes?
Mucous membranes
Line digestive, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary tracts.
Resist pathogen entry and keep epithelial surfaces moist
What are some functions of the mucous membrane?
Lamina propria
The areolar connective tissue directly underneath and supporting the epithelium of a mucous membrane.
Serous membrane
Lines the body cavities and consists of a parietal and a visceral layer.
Pleura
Lines the lungs
Peritoneum
Lines the peritoneal cavity
Pericardium
Lines the heart
transudate
What is the fluid associated with serous membranes?
Cutaneous membrane
This membrane makes up the skin, consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, and is thick and waterproof.
Synovial membrane
Lines the joint cavities and produces synovial fluid to reduce friction.
No basal or reticular lamina, have gaps between cells, and cells are derived from macrophages and fibroblasts.
What is different about synovial membranes?
Mesenchyme and mucoid
What are the two forms of embryonic connective tissue?
Mesenchyme
First tissue to form in a developing embryo.
Mucoid connective tissue
Found throughout the developing embryo.
Superficial fascia
Between skin and underlying organs, areolar tissue and adipose tissue, and also known as subcutaneous layer or hypodermis layer.
Deep fascia
Forms a strong, fibrous internal framework, dense irregular connective tissue, bound to capsules, tendons, and ligaments.
Subserous fascia
Between serous membranes and deep fascia and areolar tissue.
sarcoplasm
Cytoplasm in muscle cells is called?
sarcolemma
Cell membrane in muscle cells is called what?
Skeletal muscle
Striated voluntary muscle that voluntarily moves the cell. Has a striped appearance under the microscope, is multinucleated, and cannot divide but new muscle fibers can be produced for partial injury repair.
Cardiac Muscle
Found only associated with the heart, each cell has one nucleus, intercalated discs form connections at specialized regions, and does not rely on nervou system. It is also called striated involuntary muscle. The muscle cells are branched.
Smooth muscle
Nonstriated involuntary muscle found in the base of hair follicles, walls of blood vessels, lining the urinary bladder, and within respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and reproductive tracts.This muscle can divide and regenerate after injury.
Nervous tissue
Specialized to conduct electrical signals, longest cells in the body, and incapable of cell reproduction.
Neurons and Neuroglia
What are the two types of neural cells?
Neurons
The cells that actually transmit the impulse.
Neuroglia
The supporting cells of the neural tissue; protect the neurons.
Dendrites, axon
______ receive incoming messages; _____ axon (nerve fiber) conducts outgoing messages.
Keratinocytes, Melanocytes, Tactile epithelial cells (merkel cells), dendritic cells (langerhans cells)
What are the four types of cells found in the epidermis?
Keratinocytes
Produce a tough protein called keratin.
Melanocytes
Pigment cells located deep in the epidermis; produce melanin (skin color).
Tactile epithelial cells (Merkel cells)
Sensory cells
Dendritic cells (langherans cells)
Wandering macrophages
Stratum basale
Stratum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
List the layers of the Epidermis
Stratum basale
This layer of the epidermis consists of basal cells (large sem cells) and melanocytes. Cells in this region are undergoing active reproduction. Skin surfaces that lack hair contain specialized cells known as Tactile epithelial cells (Merkel cells) that are sensitive to the touch.
Stratum spinosum
In this layer of the epidermis, the most common cells in this layer are Dendritic cells (Langherans cells), which trigger immune responses. Keratinocytes are bound together by desmosomes. Tonofibrils (protein filaments) connect to these desmosomes to strengthen and support cell junctions.
Stratum granulosum
In this layer of the epidermis, a lipid-rich substance is released, forming a water-resistant layer that protects the epidermis but cuts off nutrient diffusion to superficial cells. Excess synthesis produces calluses. Keratinocytes produce large quantities of keratin and keratohyalin.
Stratum lucidum
This layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin of palms and soles.
Stratum corneum
This layer of the epidermis consists of a superficial layer composed of interlocking, dehydrated, dead cells. It is water-resistant, but not waterproof. Loses 500mL of water daily via insensible perspiration. It takes 15-30 days for a cell to move from the base layer to the top.
Found on palms and soles and is made of five layers of cells.
Describe thick skin.
Found on the rest of the body and made of four layers of cells, because the stratum lucidum is typically absent.
Thin skin
To increase friction and ensure a secure grip by helping to regulate skin hydration.
What is the function of dermal ridges?
The small bumps under the skin that create the whorls and contours of fingerprints.
What are dermal papillae?
Dermal blood supply, thickness of stratum corneum, various concentrations of carotene and melanin
What factors can affect skin color?
pale, cyanosis
Reduction in blood flow results in a _____ color. Sustained reduction in blood flow results in _________.
Carotene
Derived from carrots, corn, and squash. It can be converted to vitamin A. Vitamin A is needed for the synthesis of visual pigments in the photoreceptors of the eyes.
Melanin
Produced and stored in melanosomes within melanocytes. Creates natural skin color and tan. Protects the underlying tissues against UV radiation.
keratinocytes, lysosomes
Melanosomes are transferred to ___________, where they are eventually destroyed by _______.
It can result in long-term epidermal and dermal damage, abnormal connective tissue structure, premature wrinkling, and epidermal skin cancer.
What can repeated exposure to UV light cause?
Exposure to UV light
Increases the rate of melanin formation
Tanning begins
Describe melanocyte activity.
UV light converts a cholesterol-related precursor into vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
The liver and kidneys convert vitamin D3, into calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, which is essential for calcium absorption.
Describe Vitamin D formation.
Papillary layer (superficial dermis)
Reticular layer (deep dermis)
What two layers does the dermis consist of?
loose connective tissue, dermal papillae, capillaries, axons of neruons
What does the papillary layer consist of?
It provides physical attachment to the epidermis.
What does the papillary layer do?
Interwoven network of dense irregular connective tissue, hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands
What does the reticular layer consist of?
collagen fibers
In the dermis, the interwoven _____ _____ provide tensile strength.
elastic fibers
The _____ _____ in the dermis allow the skin to stretch and recoil.
Age, change in hormone levels, and UV light
What are skin wrinkles caused by?
recoil
The skin does not _____.
Collagen, elastic fibers
_______ and _____ _____ have a tendency to organize themselves in a parallel pattern.
blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerve fibers
What are some other components of the dermis?
cutaneous plexus
Arteries and veins form the _______ ______.
Subpapillary plexus
Smaller blood vessels form the ______ ______.
Blood flow to the skin is regulated to help maintain constant flow to other tissues of the body.
What is thermoregulation?
Controls blood flow, adjusts gland secretions, monitors sensory receptors
How do nerves function in the skin?
light touch receptors
What are tactile discs?
stretch receptors
What are ruffini corpuscles ?
deep pressure and vibration receptors
What are lamellated corpuscles?
hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and nails
What are the accessory structures to the skin?
Palms, soles of feet, sides of the fingers and toes, lips, portions of genitalia
Hair follicles are found everywhere except where?
Hair papilla, hair bulb, hair matrix, hair root, hair shaft
The hair consists of what?
medulla
This is formed from soft keratin.
cortex
This is formed from hard keratin.
Protection from UV light, insulation, guards entrance to nose and ears, movement of hair sends impulses via nerves to the brain, contraction of the arrector pili muscles
What are the functions of hair?
Lanugo hair
Unpigmented hair that develops after three months of embryonic dvelopment.
Vellus hair
Covers most of the body.
Terminal hair
Covers the head, comprises the eyebrows, and eyelashes
Variation in melanin production by the melanocytes.
Hair color is due to what?
Genetics, hormones, and environmental factors
Hair color is also influenced by what?
darker
More melanin creates ______ hair.
gray
Decreased production results in ______ hair.
white
Lack of melanin and the presence of air bubbles in the hair shaft results in ______ hair.
Hair grows about 0.33 millimeters per day. The active stage lasts for two to five years. Hair loses its attachment to the follicle and becomes a club hair. Club hair is lost when a new hair is produced.
Describe the active and resting stage of hair growth.
androgenetic, androgens
Male and female pattern baldness is known as ________ ________, resulting from an excessive response to ______.
sebaceous, sweat
In the skin there are _____ glands and _____ glands.
Apocrine, ceruminous, mammary, and eccrine
What are the types of sweat glands?
Lubricates the epidermis, excretes waste, and assists in thermoregulation
How do glands function?
Large glands that open directly onto the surface of the skin. Secrete sebum via holocrine secretion. They typically open into hair follicles. Found in high concentrations on the forehead, face, and upper back. Everywhere but the palm and soles.
Discuss the sebaceous glands.
Acne or a furuncle may develop
What happens if ducts become blocked?
sebaceous follicles
_______ _______ are large sebaceous glands.
High concentration in the armpit, nipple and groin regions. They begin secreting at puberty and secrete a viscous odor. Mechanism of secretion is merocrine.
Discuss apocrine glands.
myoepithelial cells
Both apocrine and eccrine sweat glands are squeezed by ________ _____ to discharge secretions.
They are found all over the body; high concentrations on the palms and soles. Produce sweat. Function to thermoregulate, excrete, and protect.
What is the location and the functions of eccrine sweat glands?
They are a special type of apocrine gland that produces milk under the control of hormones from the pituitary gland.
What do mammary glands do?
They are a special type of apocrine gland that is found only in the ear canal and produces cerumen (earwax) and provides minimal protection associated with the ear.
What do ceruminous glands do?
Nail bed
Nail body covers the ____ ____.
nail root
Nail production occurs at the _____ ___.
Deep dermis near the bone.
Where is the nail root located?
lateral nail groove
Lateral edges form the ____ ____ ____ and lateral nail folds.
Eponychium
Cuticle
Hyponichium
thickened stratum corneum under the free edge of the nail
lunula
pale crescent on the nail
respiratory and thyroid issues
Yellowing of the nails can be associated with what kind of health issues?
psoriasis
Pitting of nails is associated with what health condition?
blood disorders
Concave of nails is associated with what health condition?
Osseus tissue
A supporting connective tissue.
Calcium phosphate, which interacts with calcium hydroxide to form hydroxyapatite crystals- resists compression.
What does the matrix of bone consist of?
⅔
How much does calcium make up of bone mass?
collagen and hydroxyapatite make bone tissue strong and flexible.
Discuss collagen fibers.
only 2%
How much do bone cells contribute to bone mass?
osteocytes
What are mature bone cells that maintain the protein and mineral content of the matrix?
sit in depressions called lacunae.
Where are osteocytes housed?
calcium ions
Osteocytes cause release of ______ ____ from bone to blood.
lamella
Matrix layer associated with osteocytes is ______.
canaliculi
Small channels extending from the osteocytes to the bone capillaries are called ________, which allow for nutrient and waste diffusion through gap junctions.
osteoblasts
What are immature bone cells that are found in a single layer on the inner and outer surfaces of bone?
osteoid
Osteoblasts produce ______, which is involved in making the matrix.
osteogenesis
Osteoblasts are involved in the making of new bone. This is a process called _________.
osteoprogenitor cells
These are bone stem cells found on the innermost layer of the periosteum and the inner lining of the endosteum. They are heavily involved in the repair of bones after a break. They differentiate to form new osteoblasts; produce osteoid, the unmineralized organic matrix, before it is calcified.
osetoclasts
Multinucleated cells that secrete acids via exocytosis of lysosomes which dissolve the bones thereby causing the release of stored calcium ions and phosphate ions into the blood. This process is called osteolysis. May also be involved in immune system activation.
They are dense and solid and form the walls of bone.
Describe compact bone.
Has an open network of plates. Surrounds the medullary cavity. They are trabecular bone.
Describe spongy bone.
Bone marrow
Medullary cavity consists of ____ ______.
Osteons are the basic functional unit of bone. It consists of a central canal, canaliculi, osteocytes, lacunae, lamellae, and perforating canals.
What is the structure of compact bone?
It is arranged in parallel struts, forms branching plates called trabeculae. Trabeculae form an open network and create the lightweight nature of bones. Trabeculae are oriented along stress lines to handle stress from multiple directions.
What is the structure of spongy bone?
It conducts stress from one end to the other. Generates tremendous strength from one end to the other. Weak strength when stress is applied to the side. Osteon arrangement is parallel to the bone axis.
What is the function of compact bone?
Trabeculae create strength to deal with stress from the side. Trabeculae are oriented along the stress lines. It has extensive cross bracing. It supports yellow marrow in the shaft of the bone and red marrow in the epiphysis of the bone.
What is the function of spongy bone?
In the shaft of bone.
Where is yellow marrow?
The epiphysis of the bone.
Where is red marrow?
Epiphysis
The ends of the long bones. Consists of spongy bone containing red bone marrow.
Diaphysis
The shaft of the long bones. the medullary cavity of the diaphysis consists of yellow marrow. If the shaft breaks a fracture will occur.
Metaphysis
Narrow growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis.
Periosteum
The outer surface of the bone. It consists of an outer fibrous layer and an inner osteogenic layer containing progenitor cells.
Isolates and protects the bone from surrounding tissue. Provides a route and a place for attachment for circulatory and nervous supply. Actively participates in bone growth and repair. Attaches the bone to the connective tissue network of the deep fascia via perforating fibers.
What does the periosteum do?
Endosteum
The inner surface of bone. It is an incomplete layer, often only one cell thick, and lines the medullary cavity, trabeculae, and central canals. It consists of osteoprogenitor cells. Actively involved in repair and growth.
Sutural bones
Small, flat, oddly shaped bones found between the flat bones of the skull laong the sutures.
Pneumatized bones
bones that are hollow or contain numerous air pockets such as the ethmoid bone
short bones
boxlike in appearance, external surfaces are covered by compact bone, interior contains spongy bone, carpals and tarsals
irregular bones
complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces. vertebrae and vertebral column
flat bones
thin, roughly parallel surfaces of compact bone. Resembles a spongy bone sandwich. make up the roof of the skull.
long bones
relatively long and slender. have a diaphysis, two metaphyses, two epiphyses, and a medullary cavity. humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula
sesamoid bones
small, round, and flat. develop inside tendons and are most often found near the joints at the knee, hands, and feet