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What makes up the skeletal system? |
Individual bones, connective tissue, and marrow |
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What are the functions of the skeletal system? |
support, protection, levers- movement, mineral storage (Ca++ - 90% and PO4--), and hemopoiesis by red bone marrow |
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Define hemopoiesis |
hemo means blood, poie means make, sis means condition of, so condition of making blood |
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diaphysis |
dia means across, physis means growth; the shaft part of the bone |
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epiphysis |
epi means above, physis means growth; the expanded head of each end of the bone |
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this replaces the epiphyseal plate after a person is done growing; where the two parts of the bone meet (epiphysis and diaphysis) |
epiphyseal line |
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dense white osseous tissue, has onionlike cross sections called concentric lamellae and layers of matrix arranged around a central canal.
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compact bone |
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loosely organized form of osseous tissue, has spicules and trabeculae |
spongy (cancellous) bone |
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space inside compact bone which contains bone marrow |
marrow (medullary) cavity |
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another name for marrow cavity |
medullar cavity |
