Skeleton, Muscle, and Movement Flashcards
Challenges of multicellular organisms
Continuous development
Must have ways to transport materials to sometimes distant cells
Must coordinate with other cells
Cells perform few functions
Cannot survive indiidually
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Gene for type 1 collagen is broken
Glue doesn’t hold
Advantage of being multucellular
Have more control over the environment in which the cells reside
Epithelial tissue
Form the surface of animals and line their body cavities
Connective Cells
Produce matrix that support other cells
Muscle cells
Contract, give animals ability to move
Nerve cells
Transmit signals through body
Exoskeleton
Outside of body
Protection and prevent water loss
Bone tissue
Connective tissue surrounded by collagen/calcium matrix
Calcium minerals
Provide rigidity and strength
Collagen
Provides resistance to tension, reduce brittleness
What cells produce collagen?
Osteocytes (connective cells)
Marrow
Source of blood cells and other important cells (osteocytes)
Bone remodelling and what 2 things affect it
Change in thickness
Exercise and hormones
How much calcium do we need?
1000 mg/day