Skeletal System Flashcards

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What are the 7 types of connective tissues?

A
  • Blood
  • Skin
  • Cartilage
  • Tendon
  • Ligament
  • Bone
  • Fascia
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What are the 3 types of skeleton?

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  • Exoskeleton
  • Endoskeleton
  • Hydrostatic
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3
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What makes up the majority of inorganic bone?

A
  • Calcium carbonate

- Calcium phosphate

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4
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What do salt crystals do to the bone?

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Give them hardness and rigidity

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5
Q

Collagen fibers give bone…

A

Toughness

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There are 4 types of bone cells. What are they?

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  • Osteoblasts
  • Osteocyte
  • Osteoclasts
  • Osteoprogenitor
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The 4 types of bone are?

A
  • Long
  • Irregualr
  • Short
  • Flat
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