VIBS 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bone Marrow, Appendicular Skeleton, Axial Skeleton

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Types of bone tissue: compact bone: dense bone composed of osteons, means of distributing blood vessels and nerves throughout the bone, cancellous bone (spongy): composed of spicules and plates of bone located in the interior. In long bones, the cancellous bone is located on the periphery just under the compact bone and the rest of the shaft is made up of the bone marrow cavity. Periosteum: external surface of bone is covered by dense, fibrous connective tissue, bound to the actual bone by collagen fibers. Endosteum: thin, delicate connective tissue that lines all the spaces of cavities within the bone. *the periosteum and endosteum provide a continuous supply of new bone cells, osteoblasts, which are important for repair and growth of bone. Physical: support: contributes to the shape, alignment and positioning of body parts, protects vital organs, system of levers- multiply the forces generated during muscle contraction, transforming these forces into movement.

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