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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the 2 major types of connectuve tissue found in the skeletal system.
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Ligaments & Bone
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Name the two diff types of bone tissue.
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Compact bone & Cancellous bone
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List the 6 structural components of typical long bone that are visible to the naked eye.
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diaphysis, epiphyses, articular cartilage, periosteum, medullary(marrow) cavity, and endosteum
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Identify the 2 principal chemical components of bone matrix.
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inorganic salts & organic matrix
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What disease is characterized by loss of bone mineral density?
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? p197
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Identify the main structures that form the osteon.
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Lamellae, Lacunae, Canaliculi, central canal
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Name the canals that connect blood vessels btwn adjacent, parallel osteons.
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central canal & transverse canals(Volkmann canals)
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Name the tiny branches of hard bone present in cancellous bone.
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trabeculae
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Name the 3 major types of bone cells.
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osteoblasts (bone forming cells), osteoclasts (bone-reabsorbing cells), and osteocytes (mature bone cells)
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Name the 2 types of bone marrow.
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red marrow & yellow marrow
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What are the 5 functions of boe?
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Identify the 2 types of bone formation.
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Name 3 major types of cartilage.
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hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage and fibrocartilage
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Identify the primary type of cartilage cell.
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List the 2 mechanisms of cartilage growth.
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Interstitial growth & Appositional growth
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