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Mineral homeostasis

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Function of bone

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Support

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Function of bone

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Protection

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Function of bone

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Production of blood cells

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Function of bone

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Assisting in movement

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Function of bone

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Triglyceride storage

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Function of bone

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The membranous outer covering of long bone

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Periosteum

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The method of ossification forming most bones

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Endochondral

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The enlarged ends of a long bone

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Epiphyses

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Articulate cartilage is an example of the cartilage type

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Hyaline

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The center of an osteon which carries blood vessels longitudinally through bone

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Haversian canal

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The shaft of a long bone

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Diaphysis

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Rings of bony tissue filled with minerals and surrounding the Haversian canal

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Lamellae

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Mature bone cells

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Osteocytes

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Bone that contains numerous air spaces between cells

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Spongy

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Microscopic cavities in bone containing osteocytes

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Lacunae

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A space In bone which contains marrow

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Medullary canal

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Bone forming cells

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Osteoblasts

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Very dense bone with no air spaces within

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Compact

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Small channels connecting lacunae with each other

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Canaliculli

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The unit of structure in compact bone

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Haversian system

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The mineral part of bone

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Matrix

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The “growth area” in bones where epiphysis joins diaphysis

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Epiphyseal plate

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Bone is an example of this major tissue type

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Connective

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Bone disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fractures
Osteoporosis
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The area of a long bone containing the thickest layer of compact bone
Diaphysis
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Secrete cartilage matrix
Chondroblasts
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Involved in bone resorption
Osteoclasts
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Mature cartilage cells
Chondrocytes
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Mature bone cells
Osteocytes
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Cells that form cells
Osteoblasts
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When trying to locate a foramen in a bone, you would look for
An opening or hole
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The ribs articulate with a
Thoracic vertebrae
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Run lengthwise through bone
Haversian canal
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Connect central canals with lacunae
Canaliculi
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Concentric rings of matrix
Lamellae
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Connect nutrient arteries and nerves from the periosteum to the central canals
Volkmanns canal
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The presence of an Epiphyseal line in a long none indicates that the bone
Has stopped growing in length
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The hyoid bone is unique because it
Does not articulate with any other bone
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The bones that form the pectoral girdle are the
Clavicle and scapula
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The main hormone that regulates the ca2+ balance between bone and blood is
Parathyroid hormone
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Spongy bone differs from compact bone because spongy bone
Las latticework walls known as trabeculae
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Humerus
Long
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Carpus
Short
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Vertebra
Irregular
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Sternum
Flat
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Where long bones form joints, the epiphysis are covered with
Hyaline cartilage
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What substance in bone contributed to its tensile strength
Collagen
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Lacrimal
Axial skeleton
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Clavicle
Appendicular skeleton
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Radius
Appendicular skeleton
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Mandible
Axial skeleton
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Patella
Appendicular
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Carpals
Appendicular skeleton
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Scapula
Appendicular
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Sternum
Axial
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Phalanges
Appendicular
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Tarsals
Appendicular
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Ethmoid
Axial
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Metatarsals
Appendicular
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Temporal
Axial
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Metacarpals
Appendicular
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Vomer
Axial
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Fibula
Appendicular
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Palatine
Axial
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Hyoid
Axial
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Tibia
Appendicular
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Sphenoid
Axial
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Vertebrae
Axial
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Coxal
Appendicular
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Maxilla
Axial
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Frontal
Axial
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Inferior nasal concha
Axial
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Humerus
Appendicular
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Ulna
Appendicular
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Femur
Appendicular
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Ribs
Axial
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Occipital
Axial
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3 parts of the hip bone
Iluim Pubis Ischium
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What type of bone forms most of the epiphyses of long bones and consists of trabeculae that surround spaces filled with red bone marrow
Spongy
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What name is given to the information of bone
Ossification
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Which bone is the only moveable one in the skull
Mandible
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The ribs and cranial bones are classified as what type of bone
Flat
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What condition results from a sideways bending of the vertebral column
Scoliosis
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What are the units of structure in compact bone with little space between them
Osteon
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In a typical long bone, what type of cartilage is the articular cartilage composed of
Hyaline
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What bones make up the pectoral girdle
Scapula | Clavicle
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Yellow bone marrow is located in the
Diaphysis
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Yellow bone marrow is located mainly of
Adipose
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What bone disorder occurs when bone destruction outpaces bone formation due to the depletion of calcium
Osteoporosis
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7 pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum
True ribs
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What is the name of the center of an osteon that carries blood vessels longitudinally through the bone
Haversian canal
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Bone that is the largest, strongest and heaviest
Femur
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Bones of the things, forearms and fingers are
Long bones
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What are the neck vertebrae called
Cervical vertebrae
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Name the hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
Foramen magnum
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Nasal bone, maxilla and mandible are part of what group
Facial
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Cleft palate occurs when what bones fail to unite
Maxillae
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Which bone located under the jaw does not articulate with any other bone
Hyoid
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Scroll like bones in the nasal cavity | Job is to filter air before it gets to lungs
Conchae
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Soft spots
Fontanelles
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Temporal bone
Cranial
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Name for the immovable joint in the skull formed where skull bone fuse together
Suture
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Which cranial bone has a shape that resembles a bat
Sphenoid
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Part of the bone that contains collagen, water, and minerals
Matrix
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Cells that develops into osteoblasts
Osteogenic cells
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What major division of the skeleton do the pectoral and pelvic girdles belong to
Appendicular

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