Bone Types — classification?
Based on shape: long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid.
Bone Structure — key components?
Diaphysis, epiphysis, osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, Haversian system.
Bone Growth — process?
Involves ossification (intramembranous, endochondral) and growth plates.
Bone types — classification?
Based on shape: long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid.
Long bones — function?
Support movement, leverage, and blood cell production.
Flat bones — role?
Protect internal organs, provide muscle attachment sites.
Osteocytes — function?
Maintain bone tissue within the matrix.
Haversian system — structure?
Compact bone units with concentric lamellae around a central canal.
Bone composition — main materials?
Organic collagen fibers and inorganic hydroxyapatite crystals.
Sesamoid bones — location?
Within tendons, e.g., patella.
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1. What is the term for bones that are thin, flattened, and usually curved, serving protective roles and providing attachment sites for muscles?
2. What is the Haversian system (osteon) in compact bone primarily composed of?
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