KIN 2500 Chapter : SI Chapter 6
15 Mar 2019
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Si: matthew landry mland84@lsu. edu: cartilage is a semirigid connective tissue that is weaker than bone, but more flexible and resilient. These cells are encased within the matrix and occupy small spaces called lacunae: cartilage serves three major functions: Provides a gliding surface at articulations: providing a model for the formation of most of the bones in the body. The four major functions of bone are to: support and protect, movement, storage of minerals and energy reserves, homepoisesis (blood cell production, classification of bones, long bones have a greater length than width. This is the most common bone shape: examples: femur, tibia, humerus, short bones have a length nearly equal to their width. The largest bone of this type in the body is the patella (kneecap: flat have flat, thin surfaces. Composed of parallel surfaces of compact bone with a later of internally placed spongy bone: examples: roof of the skull, the scapulae (shoulder blades), the sternum (chest), and the ribs.
