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Chapter 6: The Skeletal System - Bone Tissue Flashcards

Chapter 6: The Skeletal System - Bone Tissue

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The skeletal system has 6 important functions they are?

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Support, Protection, Assistance in movement, Mineral homeostasis, Blood cell production, and Triglyceride storage.

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The two major tissues of the Skeletal System are?

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Bone (osseous tissue) and cartilage.

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Bone is found in the body in what two different arrangements?

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Compact bone and Spongy bone

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Compact bone is good at providing?

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protection and support.

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Spongy bone is lightweight and

provides?

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tissue support

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Spongy forms much of the epiphysis and?

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the internal cavity of long bones.

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Bone is a highly _____ C.T. with a hard, mineralized extracellular matrix.

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vascularized

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Cartilage is a poorly _____ C.T. with a matrix composed of chondroitin sulfate and various fibers.

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vascularized

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Fiber types distinguish ____
cartilage from _____ or
____ cartilage.

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hyaline, fibrocartilage, or elastic.

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What cartilage is the thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the epiphysis of long bones?

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Articular

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What cartilage is found where the bone forms an

articular (joint) surface (where one bone moves against another bone)?

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Articular

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What is a tough sheath of dense, irregular connective tissue on the outside of the bone?

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The periosteum

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The periosteum contains _____ that help the bone grow in thickness, but not in length.

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osteoblasts

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What assists with fracture repair and serves as an attachment point for tendons and ligaments?

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The periosteum

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What is a space within the diaphysis of long bones that contains fatty yellow bone marrow in adults?

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medullary cavity

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What is a membrane that

lines the medullary cavity?

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endosteum

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What is composed of
osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and
connective tissue?

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endosteum

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What is a dense irregular connective tissue membrane that surrounds cartilage?

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perichondrium

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What are cells that

form cartilage?

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Chondrocytes

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Four types of cells are present in bone tissue they are?

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Osteogenic, Osteoblast , Osteocytes , and Osteoclast.

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What are bone building cells? They synthesize and secrete collagen fibers and other organic components.

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Osteoblasts

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What are mature osteoblasts (maintenance).

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Osteocytes

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What are large bone breakdown cells and are derived from the fusion of 50 monocytes?

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Osteoclasts

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As white blood cells, osteoclasts migrated from the bone marrow to become ____ ____ in the substance of the bone.

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“fixed macrophages”

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Besides bone and cartilage, the skeletal system contains other important tissues. They are?

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Epithelium, Nerves, Red marrow, and Yellow marrow.

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Bone is ___% water, ____% organic proteins, ___% mineral salts (hydroxyapatite crystals).

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25, 25, and 50

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What fibers provide flexibility and tensile strength?

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Collagen (Organic constituents)

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The ____ in the arm is a typical long bone.

A

humerus

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What is the shaft or

body of a long bone?

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diaphysis

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What forms the distal
and proximal ends of a
long bone?

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epiphyses

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What are the areas
where the epiphyses and
diaphysis join?

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metaphyses

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In adolescents, through the end of active growth, the epiphysis of the long bones contains hyaline cartilage and forms an?

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“epiphyseal growth plate”.

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The epiphyseal growth plate is always actively dividing and causing the bone to?

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elongate from each end.

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In adults, the epiphyseal cartilage is no longer present and elongation of bones has stopped.
The epiphyseal growth plate 
becomes an \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_
as growing cartilage is
replaced by calcified bone.
A

“epiphyseal line”,

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Interstitial lamellae
between osteons are left
over fragments of older?

A

osteons

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What encircles the bone beneath the periosteum?

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Outer circumferential lamellae

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What encircles the medullary

cavity?

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Inner circumferential lamellae

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What are small spaces
between the lamellae which
house osteocytes?

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Lacunae

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What are small channels filled with extracellular fluid connecting the lacunae?

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Canaliculi

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41
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Blood and lymphatic vessels

are found in the osteon’s?

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Central canal.

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42
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What allows transit of

Blood and lymphatic vessels to the outer cortex of the bone?

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Perforating (Volkmann’s)canals

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Spongy bone lacks osteons. Instead, lamellae are arranged in a lattice of thin columns called?

A

trabeculae.

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What spongy bone tissue supports and protects the red bone marrow and are oriented along lines of stress?

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Trabeculae

45
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Hematopoiesis (blood cell production) occurs in?

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spongy bone.

46
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Within each trabecula of spongy bone are?

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lacunae

47
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As in compact bone, lacunae contain osteocytes that nourish the mature bone tissue from the blood circulating through the?

A

trabeculae.

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The interior of long bones is made up primarily of? This lessens overall bone weight.

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spongy bone.

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Bone is richly supplied with blood; ____ arteries and veins supply the periosteum and compact bone.

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Periosteal

50
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What is rich in sensory nerves and is sensitive to tearing or tension?

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The periosteum

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____ or ____ is the process of forming new bone.

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Ossification or osteogenesis

52
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Bone formation occurs in four situations. They are?

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Formation of bone in an embryo, Growth of bones until adulthood, Remodeling of bone, and Repair of fractures

53
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Osteogenesis occurs by two different methods, beginning about the 6th week of embryonic development. The two methods are?

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Intra-membranous ossification and Endochondral ossification

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What Osteogenesis method produces spongy bone?

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Intra-membranous ossification

55
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What Osteogenesis method forms both compact and spongy bone?

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Endochondral ossification

56
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What is a process whereby cartilage is replaced by bone?

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Endochondral ossification

57
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What Osteogenesis method is used in forming the flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicle?

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Intra-membranous ossification

58
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Bone forms from ____ cells that develop within a membrane – without going through a cartilage stage

A

mesenchymal

59
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Intra-membranous ossification occurs in what four steps?

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Development of the ossification center, Calcification, Formation of Trabeculae, and development of the periosteum.

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Endochondral ossification occurs in what six steps?

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Development of the cartilage model, Growth of the cartilage model, Development of the medullary cavity, Development of the secondary ossification center, and formation of articular cartilage and the epiphyseal plate.

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Ossification contributing to bone length is usually complete by ___-___ years of age.

A

18-21

62
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Bones can still continue to thicken and are capable of repair even after the ____ ____ plates have closed.

A

epiphyseal growth

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The epiphyseal plate becomes the epiphyseal ____ when the bone matures.

A

Line

64
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Mesenchyme (stem) bone cells mature into?

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Osteogenic bone cells

65
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Osteogenic bone cells mature into?

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Osteoblast bone cells (Building)

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Osteoblast bone cells mature into?

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Osteocytes (maintenance)

67
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What product is derived from the breaking down of bone by Osteoclast?

A

Calcium

68
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Calcium is important for neural communication and?

A

Muscle contraction, bone formation, neural communication

69
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Osteoblast and Osteoclast communicate with each other to provide what?

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Bone remodeling

70
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Human growth hormone is one of the body’s many anabolic hormones. Among other things, its secretion will stimulate bone growth, muscle growth, loss of fat, and?

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increased glucose output in the liver.

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In bone remodeling, do Osteoblast reduce or increase the amount of calcium in the blood?

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Reduce

72
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In bone remodeling, is calcitonin associated with Osteoblast or Osteoclast?

A

Osteoblast

73
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In bone remodeling, is the increase of calcium is associated with Osteoblast or Osteoclast?

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Osteoclast

74
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In bone remodeling, the Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is associated with Osteoblast or Osteoclast?

A

Osteoclast

75
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Vitamin A stimulates activity of?

A

osteoblasts.

76
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Vitamin C is needed for synthesis of?

A

collagen

77
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What vitamin is essential to healthy bones because it promotes the absorption of calcium from foods in the gastrointestinal tract into the blood?

A

Vitamin D

78
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Vitamins K and B12 are needed for synthesis of?

A

bone proteins.

79
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What are key contributors to normal bone metabolism?

A

Hormones

80
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During childhood, the hormones most important to bone growth are ___ and growth factors called?

A

human growth hormone (hGH),

IGFs (produced by the liver).

81
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Thyroid hormones and ____ also promote bone growth by stimulating osteoblasts and protein synthesis.

A

insulin

82
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The sex hormones ____ and ____ cause a dramatic effect on bone growth, such as the sudden “growth spurt” that occurs during the teenage years.

A

(estrogen and testosterone)

83
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and ____ are critical for balancing the levels of calcium and phosphorus between blood and bone.

A

calcitonin

84
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Vitamin D is needed for absorption of the Ca2+ (Calicum) and ____ ions from the small intestine, and reabsorption of those same ions in the kidneys.

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(Phosphate) PO4–

85
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What kind of fracture occurs when one side of the bone breaks and the other side bends?

A

Greenstick

86
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What kind of fracture occurs when one end of the fractured bone is forcefully driven into the interior of the other?

A

Impacted

87
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What kind of fracture occurs when the bone is splintered, crushed, or broken into pieces at the site of impact, and smaller bone fragments lie between the two main fragments?

A

Comminuted

88
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What kind of fracture occurs when the broken ends of the bone protrude through the skin ?

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Open (Compound)

89
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What kind of fracture occurs when the broken ends of the bone do not break the skin?

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Closed (Simple)

90
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What kind of fracture occurs in the distal end of the lateral leg bone (fibula), with serious injury of the distal tibial articulation?

A

Pott

91
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What kind of fracture occurs when the distal end of the lateral forearm bone (radius) in which the distal fragment is displaced posteriorly?

A

Colles’

92
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A Pathological fracture is caused from?

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Usually from a cancerous process or severe chronic disease

93
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A compression fracture is caused by?

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produced by extreme forces such as in trauma

94
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Stress fracture is produced from?

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Repeated strenuous activities such as running

95
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Once a bone is fractured, repair proceeds in a predictable pattern. The first step, which occurs 6-8 hours after injury, is the formation of a?

A

fracture hematoma as a result of blood vessels breaking in

the periosteum and in osteons.

96
Q

The second and third steps of bone repair involve the formation of a?

A

Bone callus (takes a few weeks, to as many as six months).

97
Q

The fourth step of bone repair is?

A

Bone remodeling.

98
Q

A decrease in bone mass occurs as the level of sex hormones diminishes during what age?

A

middle age (especially in women after menopause).

99
Q

There are two principal effects of aging on bone tissue. They are?

A

Loss of bone mass, and Brittleness

100
Q

Osteoporosis is a condition where bone resorption outpaces?

A

Bone deposition, Often due to depletion of calcium from the body or inadequate intake

101
Q

Starting from the diaphysis and proceeding to the epiphysis list the zones of interstitial growth.

A

Calcified Cartlidge, Hypertrophic Cartlidge, Proliferating Cartlidge and Resting Cartlidge.

Anatomy and Physiology I (9 decks)

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