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Semi-rigid but flexible avascular connective tissue |
Cartilage |
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Types of Cartilage |
Hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, fibrocartilage |
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Areas where cartilage are found |
Joints, nose, airways, intervertebral disc of the spine, ears |
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Locations where hyaline cartilage is found |
Joint surfaces |
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Locations where elastic cartilage are found |
Ear, larynx, epiglottis |
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Examples of long bones |
Humerus, tibia, fibula |
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Skeletal system is mostly composed of this type of bone |
Long bones |
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Small, round bone that shapes like sesame seed |
Sesamoid bone |
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This type of bone has a shape of cubic; formed by a spongy tissue covered by a thin layer of compact bone |
Short bones |
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Two common examples of short bones |
Tarsus and carpus, the main bones of ankle and wrist |
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These are thin and generally curved type of bones |
Flat bones |
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Examples of flat bones |
Skull, ribs, sternum, scapula, coccyx |
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This type of bones do not fall at any category due to its non uniform shape |
Irregular bones |
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This type of bones do not fall at any category due to its non uniform shape |
Irregular bones |
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Examples of irregular bone |
Vertebrae, sacrum, mandible |
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Compact bone is also known as |
Cortical or lamellar bone |
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Spongy bone is also known as |
Trabecular or cancellous bone |
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Structures that make up the Haversian System |
Canaliculi, lacunae, lamellae, Haversian canal |
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Tiny channel that provides nutrients to osteocytes and removes material wastes |
Canaliculi |
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It houses the nerves and blood vessels |
Haversian canal |
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The spaces between lamellae where osteocytes reside |
Lacunae |
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It is created from mineral salts that form matrix of concentric rings |
Lamellae |
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Location where spongy bones are found |
End of bones and in joints |
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Spongy bone is made up of open structure much like a - |
Lattice |
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Describe spongy bone |
Softer, weaker, lighter but contains more blood vessels |
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Structure of spongy bone |
Looks like a sponge with thin columns called trabeculae which contains canaliculi, osteocytes, lacunae and lamellae |
