anatomy osteology

the study of bones

• most common cartilage in the body
• smooth like glass

strong cartilage function as effective shock absorbers between bones

forms the skeleton of the epiglottis and of the external ear

bone forming or depositing cells

bone regulating or monitoring cells

cell responsible for breaking down or resorbing bone

• fundamental structural unit of compact bone
• is a series of concentric lamellae

• is the rings that make uo the osteon
• circular plates of mineralized matrix of increasing diameter

is a tube like units cylinder in bone

• long
• short
• flat
• irregular

• appears as a dense, solid bone to unaided eye
• ability to resist compression and tension

• located in the interior of bone
• full of blood vessels

thin layer of dense irregular collagenous connective tissue that surrounds the bone

• surfaces of the bone with a think covering of hyaline cartilage
• cushion the opposing bone ends and reduce friction where bones move against one another

tubular shaft of long bones

typical long bone ends

• hollow center of the diaphysis
• contains yellow marrow

openings in the bone that carry the blood vessels into the bone tissue