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20 Cards in this Set
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What are the functions of the skeletal sustem |
Support Protect Store Movement |
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Homeostasis is the |
Safety deposit box for calcium |
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What is calcitonin |
The thyroid glan increases mineralization of bone and reduces blood calcium |
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What does the parathyroid hormones do? |
It counterbalances the effects of calcitonin by decreasing calcium in the bone and increasing blood calcium |
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Heatopoiesis |
The process of blood cell formation |
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What are the bone types |
Long bones Short bones Flat bones Irregular bones |
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Types of Bone tissue |
Connective Compact Cancellous |
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Osteoblasts |
Form new bone |
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Osteoclasts |
Reabsorb bone |
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Axial skelton |
Bones of the center or axis |
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Appendicular Skelton |
Bones of upper and lower extremities |
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Synarthroses |
No movement |
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Amphiarthroses |
Slight movement |
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Diarthroses |
Free movement |
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The medullary cavity |
Hollow area inside the diaphysis of a bone |
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What does the endosteum line |
The medullary cavity of long bones |
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Periosteum |
Strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone except at joint surfaces |
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Osteocytes |
Bone cells |
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Osteocytes |
Bone cells |
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Haversian system |
Structural unit of compact bone |
