Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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Skeletal System
A
bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments
-supports body, protects organs it surrounds, allows body movements, stores minerals and lipids, and is site of blood cell production
2
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chondroblasts
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produce cartilage and become chondrocytes
3
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chondrocytes
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located in lacunae surrounded by matrix
4
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matrix of cartilage contains…
A
collagen fibers (strength)
Proteoglycans (to trap water)
5
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perichondrium
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surrounds cartilage
- outer layer - fibroblasts
-inner layer - chondroblasts
6
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cartilage grows by…
A
appositional and interstitial growth
7
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collagen provides
A
flexible strength
