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HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY WITH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY > Skeletal System (Laboratory) > Flashcards

Skeletal System (Laboratory) Flashcards

1
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Secreted by cells in the parathyroid gland- increases blood calcium levels

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PTH (Parathyroid hormone)

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It is a steroid hormone derived from vitamin D3

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Calcitriol

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3
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Secreted from C cells in the thyroid gland - decreases blood calcium levels

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Calcitonin

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4
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Bon matrix

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35% organic material
65% inorganic material

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5
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Collagen and proteoglycans

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Organic material

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6
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Calcium phosphate crystals (hydroxyapatite crystals)

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Inorganic material

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7
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Responsible for the major functional characteristics of bone

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Collagen and mineral

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8
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Maintain bone matrix

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Osteocytes

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9
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Housed in lacunae

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Osteocytes

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10
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Bond destroying cells

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Osteoclasts

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Massive, multinucleated

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Osteoclasts

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12
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Releases powerful lysosomal enzymes and acid

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Osteoclasts

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13
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Digest the protein and mineral components of the underlying extracellular bone matrix

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Osteoclasts

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14
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Breakdown of bone

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Bone reabsorption

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15
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As bone is broken down, the ___ goes back into the blood.

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Ca2+

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16
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What are the classification of bones

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Long, short, flat, irregular bones

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17
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Cancellous bone

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Spongy bone

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18
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Consists of trabeculae:
- interconnecting rods or plates of bone
- no blood vessels; obtain nutrients through canaliculi

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Spongy bone

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19
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Location of spongy bone

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Epiphyses of long bones and center of the other bones

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20
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Cortical bone

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Compact bone

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21
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The solid, outer layer surrounding each bone

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Cortical bone/compact bone

22
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Structural unit of compact bone, includes lamella, lacunae, canaliculus, central canal, osteocytes

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Rings of bon matrix

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Spaces vetween lamella

25
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Center of osteon and contains blood vessels

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Central canal

26
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tiny canals and transport nutrients and remove waste

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Canaliculus

27
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Shaft
Compact bone tissue (on outside)

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End
Spongy bond tissue

29
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It covers the epiphysis and reduces friction

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Articular cartilage

30
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Site of growth
Between diaphysis and epiphysis

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Epiphyseal plate

31
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When bone stops growing in length, an epiphyseal plate becomes ossified

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Epiphyseal line

32
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Center of diaphysis
Red or yellow marrow

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Madullary cavity

33
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Site of blood cell formation

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Red marrow

34
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Adipose tissue

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Yellow marrow

35
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Membrane around bone’s outer surface

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Periosteum

36
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Membrane that lines the medullary cavity and smaller cavities (spongy and compact bone)

37
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It is the process of bone formation that occurs in the utero

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Ossification

38
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What are the types of ossification?

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Intramembranous ossification
Endochondral ossification

39
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Bone formation within embryonic connective tissue membranes

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Intramembranous ossification

40
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Osteoblasts build bone

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Intramembranous ossification

41
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Locations in the membrane where intramembranous ossification starts

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Centers of ossification

42
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Cartilage models are replaced by bone

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Endochondral ossification

43
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Bones of base of the skull

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Endochondral ossification

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Endochondral ossification

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  1. Cartilage model formation
  2. Bone collar formation
  3. Primary ossification center
  4. Secondary ossification center
  5. Adult bone
45
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Formation of new bone on surface of ilder or cartilage

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Appositional growth

46
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Epiphyseal plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line

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Appositional growth

47
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Removal of exiting bone

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Osteoclasts

48
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Deposition of new bone

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Osteoblasts

49
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Responsible for changes in bone shape, bone repair, adjustment of bone to stress, and calcium ion regulation

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Bone remodeling

50
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Major site for calcium

51
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Calcium homeostasis is maintained by the following

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Parathyroid hormone PTH
Calcitriol
Calcitonin

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