IC10 Flashcards
The skeletal portion of the system serves as the main storage system for ___ and ___
calcium and phosphorus
Located in long bones are two distinctions of bone marrow: ___ and ___
yellow and red
The yellow marrow has___ connective tissue and is found in the ____.
fatty; marrow cavity
The red marrow of some bones is an important site for___ that replaces cells that have been destroyed by the ___.
hematopoeisis; liver
Function of tendon
connect muscle to bone
A tendon is a tough, flexible band made of _____
fibrous connective tissue
A ligament is a dense, white band of _____
fibrous elastic tissue
Function of ligament
connect the ends of bones together in order to form a joint
Function of bursae
provide cushions between bones and tendons and/or muscles around a joint.
Food high in uric acid
Red meat, nuts, beans
Rheumatoid arthritis is an ___ disease
Autoimmune
Osteoblasts are derived from ____
mesenchymal stem cells
Function of osteoblasts
responsible for bone matrix synthesis and its subsequent mineralization.
Osteocytes are _____ that become incorporated within the newly formed___, which eventually becomes ____
osteoblasts; osteoid; calcified bone
Osteoclasts are ____ cells, derived from the _____
multinucleated; hematopoietic lineage