Muscles, Motors and Movement Flashcards
1
Q
osteoblasts
A
build new bones as they grow or break
2
Q
osteocytes
A
old osteoblasts embedded in the new bone formed
3
Q
osteoclasts
A
break down and reabsorb the bone through phagocytosis
4
Q
lining cells
A
formed from osteoblasts and line the surface of the bone
5
Q
specialisations of the ecm?
A
mineral salts, calcium hydroxyapatite crystals, making bone hard and strong
6
Q
what is the difference between intramembrous ossification and endochondral?
A
intramembrous is purely bone while endochondral requires cartilage
7
Q
what bones are made during intramembraneous ossification?
A
flat bones of the face, cranial bones and collarbone
