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Abnormal bone girls after growth plates have closed is called
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Acromegaly
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An abnormally increased height called pituitary giantism usually results from
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Increase growth hormones during growing years
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Blood vessels that supply the central canals of compact bone enter the bone through
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Volkmann's canal
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In mature bone, the space is occupied by the osteocytes cell processes are called
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canaliculi
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What is the role of osteoclasts in bone remodeling
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Removing old bone
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The major regulator of blood calcium level is
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Parathyroid hormone
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The area of a long bone where growth in bone length occurs is the
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epiphyseal plate
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The process of breaking down old bone and building new matrix is called
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Remodeling
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I sell with active protein synthesis of matrix vesicles is an
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Osteoblast
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The main characteristic feature of cancellous bone is / are
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trabeculae
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Organic portion of bone matrix is made of
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Collagen and proteoglycans
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Increase blood calcium levels causes the release of
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Calcitonin
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