BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fibrocartilage, Kyphosis, Cervical Vertebrae

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Epiphysis: ends of long bone, largely cancellous bone covered with: cancellous (spongy) bone: masses of developing red/white, articular cartilage: smooth and slippery region where bones of a synovial joint make physical contact at cartilaginous ends. Periosteum: fibrous sheath covering bone (does not cover articular cartilage) The major building blocks of bone are calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, collagen (protein constituent of connective tissue) fibers, and water. Bone tissue is composed of osteocytes surrounded by matrix (25 % water, 25 % protein, and 50 % mineral salts) Bone is highly dynamic and continually remodeled in response to mechanical stress or even absence of stress. Longitudinal growth occurs at the epiphyseal plate (a layer of cartilage) where proliferating cartilage cells are gradually replaced by bone: osteoclasts break down bone (reabsorption, osteoblasts form bone (formation) Physically active individuals tend to be denser, mineralized bones: classification of bones (pg. Sesamoid bones: knee bone patella, bones enveloped by a tendon, vertebral column.

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