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14 Cards in this Set
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What is a Diaphysis?
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The shaft end of a long bone.
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What is the space inside the Diaphysis area?
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The Medullary
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What is the epiphysis?
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The ends of the long bone, proximal, and distal.
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Where do you find spongy bone?
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Inside the bone at towards the ends of the bone.
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A temporary projection from the cytoplasm of a cell. Pseudo = false, pods = feet ... False feet
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What are pseudopods?
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What are pseudopods housed in?
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Canaliculi.
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What is a lacunae house?
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These structures house osteocytes.
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The most rigid connective tissue is called ____.
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Bone
Membrane bounded nucleus |
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In compact bone, bone cells are located in lacunae that are arranged in concentric circles around tiny cylinders called _____.
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Osteons
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Skeletal muscle fibers are ______ .
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Striated.
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The protein collagen provides ______ to connective tissues.
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Strength.
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Name 3 factors affecting bone growth.
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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 |
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What is the % of Ca in the Bone?
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99%
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If the Parathyroid gland is removed what would happen to the Ca levels?
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Ca levels will drop dangerously.
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