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Chapter 7 – Bone Tissue, Lecture notes of Histology

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Chapter 7 Bone Tissue
I. Tissues and Organs of the Skeletal System: The skeletal system is composed
of bones, cartilages, and ligaments joined tightly to form a strong, flexible
framework for the body.
A. Functions of the Skeleton the skeleton plays at least six roles:
1. Support for the muscles
2. Protection for vital organs
3. Movement from the actions of muscles on bones
4. Electrolyte balancethe skeleton stores calcium & phosphate
ions and releases them into the tissue and blood.
5. Acid-Base balancebone buffers the blood’s pH by
absorbing/releasing alkaline salts.
6. Blood formationred bone marrow is the major producer of
blood cells.
B. Bones and Osseous Tissue
1. Osseous tissueconnective tissue in which the matrix is
hardened by the deposition of calcium phosphate and other
minerals.
a. The hardening process is called mineralization or
calcification.
C. The Shapes of Bones classified into four groups:
1. Long boneslonger than they are wide. Examples include the
humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, etc.
2. Short bonesnearly equal in length and width. Examples are
the carpal and tarsal bones.
3. Flat bonesenclose & protect soft organs; provide broad
surfaces for muscle attachment. Examples include most
cranial bones & the ribs; sternum, scapula, and os coxae.
4. Irregular boneshave elaborate shapes that do not fit into any
of the preceding categories. Examples include the vertebrae
and some skull bones.
D. General Features of Bones
1. Compact (dense) bonelong cylinder of bone that encases a
space called the medullary or marrow cavity.
a. medullary cavitycontains bone marrow
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Chapter 7 – Bone Tissue

I. Tissues and Organs of the Skeletal System : The skeletal system is composed of bones, cartilages, and ligaments joined tightly to form a strong, flexible framework for the body. A. Functions of the Skeleton – the skeleton plays at least six roles:

  1. Support for the muscles
  2. Protection for vital organs
  3. Movement from the actions of muscles on bones
  4. Electrolyte balance – the skeleton stores calcium & phosphate ions and releases them into the tissue and blood.
  5. Acid-Base balance – bone buffers the blood’s pH by absorbing/releasing alkaline salts.
  6. Blood formation – red bone marrow is the major producer of blood cells.

B. Bones and Osseous Tissue

  1. Osseous tissue – connective tissue in which the matrix is hardened by the deposition of calcium phosphate and other minerals. a. The hardening process is called mineralization or calcification.

C. The Shapes of Bones – classified into four groups:

  1. Long bones – longer than they are wide. Examples include the humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, etc.
  2. Short bones – nearly equal in length and width. Examples are the carpal and tarsal bones.
  3. Flat bones – enclose & protect soft organs; provide broad surfaces for muscle attachment. Examples include most cranial bones & the ribs; sternum, scapula, and os coxae.
  4. Irregular bones – have elaborate shapes that do not fit into any of the preceding categories. Examples include the vertebrae and some skull bones.

D. General Features of Bones

  1. Compact (dense) bone – long cylinder of bone that encases a space called the medullary or marrow cavity. a. medullary cavity – contains bone marrow
  1. Spongy (cancellous) bone – ends of bone that are loosely packed; always enclosed by compact bone; contain trabeculae.
  2. Diaphysis – shaft of long bone that extends from each end.
  3. Epiphysis – ends of long bone that covers the diaphysis. a. articular cartilage –hyaline cartilage that covers the joint surface where one bone meets another. b. epiphyseal plate – found in children & adolescents; separates the marrow spaces of the epiphysis & diaphysis.
  4. Periosteum – sheath that covers the outer surface of bone. a. provides strong attachment and continuity from muscle to tendon to bone.
  5. Endosteum – lines the internal surface of bone; filled with osteogenic cells that are precursors to other bone cells.

II. Histology of Osseous Tissue A. Bone Cells

  1. Osteogenic cells – stem cells that develop from fibroblasts and give rise to most other bone cells.
  2. Osteoblasts – bone-forming cells
  3. Osteocytes – “adult” bone cells a. lacunae – where osteocytes “live” b. canaliculi – connect lacunae
  4. Osteoclasts – bone-dissolving cells.

B. Compact Bone

  1. (Concentric) lamellae – layers of matrix arranged around a central (Haversian) canal and connected by lacunae.
  2. Osteon – a central canal and its lamellae

C. Spongy Bone

  1. Trabeculae – lattice of slender rods, plates, and spines.

D. Bone Marrow

  1. General term for soft tissue that occupies the marrow cavity of a long bone. There are two types: a. red bone marrow – produces blood cells, especially in infants and children. b. yellow bone marrow – what red marrow turns into in adults; fatty tissue.