skeleton and bones 3 Flashcards
1
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osteogenesis/ostification:
A
process of bone tissue formation
2
Q
Second ostification:
A
Early childhood
3
Q
Early Childhood/adulthood:
A
Bone growth/lengthening
4
Q
Osteoblasts:
A
build bone out
5
Q
Osteoclasts:
A
digest/break down bone on the inside.
6
Q
Wider diameter:
A
-approx same amount of bone
7
Q
Bone remodeling:
A
Regenerating
8
Q
Vitamin D deficiency:
A
leads to brittle/soft bones
-children: rickets
adults: osteomalacia
9
Q
Growth Hormones:
A
Promotes bone growth
10
Q
Sex hormones:
A
bone growth during puberty
11
Q
both hormones:
A
are ossification and plate growth
12
Q
Physical stress:
A
exercise, weight bearing activities
13
Q
Wolff’s Law:
A
remodel to resist directional forces
14
Q
Functions:
A
Support, Protection, Mineral/Fat reserve and blood cells formation.
15
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Support:
A
-Femur, tibula, fibula
-Stacked vertebrae
