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| A medical term used to describe small passageways |
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| The basic unit in the structure of compact bone |
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-The process of depositing calcium salts
-Occurs during bone ossification and in other tissues |
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| What are the two main forms of ossification? |
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Endochondral ossification
Intramembranous ossification |
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| What are the two major functions of osteocytes? |
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To maintain protein and mineral content of matrix
To help repair damaged bone |
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| Small and flat, develop inside tendons near joints of knees, hands and feet. |
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| An incomplete cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity. |
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| A type of cancer that starts in the bones |
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| Cells that remove and recycle bone matrix |
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| Produces new bone matrix in a process called ossification, or osteogenesis. |
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| Small, flat, and irregular shaped bones that are between the flat bones of the skull. |
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| Consists of an open network of struts and plates that resembles latticework with a thin covering, or cortex, of compact bone |
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| The basic unit in the structure of compact bone |
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| Bone consists of what 4 type of cells? |
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Osteocytes
Osteoblasts
Osteoprogenitor cells
Osteoclasts |
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| What are the four steps in repairing a fracture? |
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1. Bleeding
2. Cells of the endosteum and periosteum
3. Osteoblasts
4. Osteoblasts and osteocytes remodel the fracture for up to a year. |
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| The expanded area located at each end of the bone. |
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| It forms a sturdy layer that surrounds the medullary cavity. |
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| An erosion process that is important in the regulation of calcium and phosphate concentrations in body fluids. |
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| A hormone that inhibits osteoclast activity and increases the rate of excretion of calcium ions by the kidneys. |
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| Mature bone cells found in lacunae |
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| What are the two types of bone marrow? |
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| What does Red bone marrow create? |
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| red and white blood cells |
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| What are the functions of the skeletal system? |
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protection of internal organs
body support
blood cell production
calcium homeostasis |
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| What is the function of calcitonin? |
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| to decrease the level of calcium ion level in blood |
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| A condition in which the bone is riddled with holes |
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| The most abundant cell type in bone are? |
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