Skeleton and Age Flashcards
1
Q
What happens to bone marrow as you age?
A
Yellow marrow increases and red marrow decreases
2
Q
What happens to bone density as you age?
A
Bone density decreases
3
Q
What happens to the vertebral column as you age?
A
Intervertebral disks compress
4
Q
When does your skull fuse
A
At 1 year old
5
Q
What happens to the epiphyseal line/plate
A
Starts as growth plate, then when you’re done aging it turns into a line (cartilage fuses to bone)
6
Q
When does your sacrum and coccyx fuse?
A
Your mid-20s (about 25)
7
Q
What happens to collagen as you age?
A
Collagen decreases
8
Q
What happens to collagen when you age
A
collagen in the bones decreases
