Chapter 13 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSCULAR AND SKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
1
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is a gelatinous substance with star shaped mesenchymal cells
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Mesenchyme
2
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differentiate into almost all cells in the body (except the nervous cells)
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Mesenchymal cells
3
Q
connective tissue fiber forming cells and the mature cells are fibrocytes
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Fibroblast
4
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cartilage forming cells
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Chondroblasts
5
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bone forming cells
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Osteoblasts
6
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muscle forming cells
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Myoblasts
7
Q
During the third week of gestation in domestic animals, the outlines of _____ first become visible.
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Somites
8
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When does differentiation of somites commence?
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4th week of gestation
