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What is a Diaphysis?
The shaft end of a long bone.
What is the space inside the Diaphysis area?
The Medullary
What is the epiphysis?
The ends of the long bone, proximal, and distal.
Where do you find spongy bone?
Inside the bone at towards the ends of the bone.
A temporary projection from the cytoplasm of a cell. Pseudo = false, pods = feet ... False feet
What are pseudopods?
What are pseudopods housed in?
Canaliculi.
What is a lacunae house?
These structures house osteocytes.
The most rigid connective tissue is called ____.
Bone
Membrane bounded nucleus
In compact bone, bone cells are located in lacunae that are arranged in concentric circles around tiny cylinders called _____.
Osteons
Skeletal muscle fibers are ______ .
Striated.
The protein collagen provides ______ to connective tissues.
Strength.
Name 3 factors affecting bone growth.
Menerals Ca, PO4, Mg
Vitamins A,B12,C,D
Hormones
before puberty hGh and TSH,T3-T4 responsible for growth spurts
puberty testosterone, estrogen
after puberty see remodeling
What is the % of Ca in the Bone?
99%
If the Parathyroid gland is removed what would happen to the Ca levels?
Ca levels will drop dangerously.