C C 306M Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Bone Marrow, Medullary Cavity, Synovial Membrane

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: C C 306M
• Professor: Todd Curtis

Document Summary

Provides support and shape to the body through a framework of bones and cartilage. Supply the forces that make body movements possible. Provide a protective covering for the internal organs. Orthopedics study and treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Appendicular skeleton bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities. Axial skeleton bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest and hyoid bone (u-shaped bone at the base of the tongue) Bone specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes; forms the skeleton. Compact bone tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones. Spongy bone mesh=like bone tissue found in the interior or bones and surrounding the medullary cavity; cancellous bone. Long bones bones of the arms and legs. Short bones bones of the wrist and ankles. Flat bones bones of the ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis and skull. Irregular bones bones of the vertebrae and face. Sesamoid bones round bones found near joins (the patella)