Ch. 21 Orthopedic Surgery
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, irregular bones vertebrae, facial bones
red bone marrow produces RBCs, platelets, and WBCs
short bones carpal and tarsal bones
flat bones ribs, sternum, cranial bones
yellow bone marrow fat center of shaft in adults
joint articulation
epiphyseal plate area of active bone growth
periosteum covering of bone anchors tendons and ligaments; nourishes bone
tendon connects muscle to bone
ligament connects bone to bone
sesamoid bone found within tendons (i.e., patella, ball of foot)
long bones humerus, femur, tibia, and fibula
Define hematopoietic tissue? a type of tissue that is responsible for the formation of blood or blood cells
Where can you find hematopoietic tissue? in bone marrow, which are located in the spaces of cancellous bone at the
epiphysis and b/t the layers of cortical bone
amphiarthrosis joint cartilage that connects the vertebrae
amphiarthrosis joint disk of cartilage called the symphysis pubis that connects the pubic bones
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, irregular bones vertebrae, facial bones
red bone marrow produces RBCs, platelets, and WBCs
short bones carpal and tarsal bones
flat bones ribs, sternum, cranial bones
yellow bone marrow fat center of shaft in adults
joint articulation
epiphyseal plate area of active bone growth
periosteum covering of bone anchors tendons and ligaments; nourishes bone
tendon connects muscle to bone
ligament connects bone to bone
sesamoid bone found within tendons (i.e., patella, ball of foot)
long bones humerus, femur, tibia, and fibula
Define hematopoietic tissue? a type of tissue that is responsible for the formation of blood or blood cells
Where can you find hematopoietic tissue? in bone marrow, which are located in the spaces of cancellous bone at the
epiphysis and b/t the layers of cortical bone
amphiarthrosis joint cartilage that connects the vertebrae
amphiarthrosis joint disk of cartilage called the symphysis pubis that connects the pubic bones
