Lecture Exam 1 (skeletal system) Flashcards
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function of skeletal system
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support, storage of minerals, blood cell production, protection, leverage
2
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mature bone cells, responsible for maintaining bone tissue by regulating the matrix
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osteocytes
3
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active cells, build up the bone
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osteoblasts
4
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dissolve the bone
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osteoclasts
5
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bones adapt to the load put on them.
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wolfs law
6
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dense and solid tissue that makes up form of walls/surface
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compact bone
7
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found deep in bone, central space found in some bones
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spongy bone
8
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outer region of compact bone
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cortex
9
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ends of long bones filled with spongy bone
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epiphysis
10
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shaft of long bone has compact bone
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diaphysis
11
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connecting region between the epiphyses and diaphysis
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metaphysis
12
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how many bones in appendicular skeleton
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126 bones
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