Test 4 Flashcards
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Osteomalacia
Bones are poorly mineralized
Paget’s Disease
Bone is made too fast and poorly
Osteoporosis
Group of diseases in which bone resorption exceeds deposit
Greenstick
Bone is broken incompletely
Comminuted
Breaks in 3 or more places
Spiral
Ragged break up the bone
The structure of bone tissue suits the function. Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand torsion stresses?
Compact Bone
Yellow Bone marrow contains a large percentage of
Fat
The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the
Osteoblast
What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?
Hyaline Cartilage
A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ______
Diaphysis
Which of the following is implicated in osteoporosis in older women?
Hip Breaks
Ossification of the ends of long bones
Isproduced by secondary ossification centers
Which of the gollowing is the single most important stimulus for epiphyseal plate activity during infancy and childhood?
Growth hormone
What are the functions of the skeletal sustem?
Support
Storage materials
Production of blood cells
Protection
Structural unit of compact bone
Osteon
How is the periosteum secured to the bones?
Perforating (sharpeys) fibers
What is found in the central canal that runs through the core of each osteon?
Blood vessels and nerve fibers
The resilience of bone is thought to come from?
Collogen or Sacrificial bonds
For intramembraneous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary?
An ossification center forms in the fibrous connective tissue
The process of bones increasing in thickness is known as
Appositional growth
Bones are constantly undergoing reabsorption for various reaseons. Which of the following cells accomplishes this process
Osteoclast
Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream?
Parathyroid hormone
What is Wolffs law?
The thickness and shape of a bone being dependent on stresses placed upon it