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What steroid helps maintain bone density in both sexes?

What other hormone stops bone loss

Which aids in bone loss
Estrogen
inhibits bone resorption


Calcitonin

parathyroid hormone
What drugs increase bone density by inducing apoptosis of osteoclasts
bisphosphonate drugs
What is the predominant structural protein of bone?
collagen type 1
Hydroxyapatite is formed from
ground, collagen, mineralized calcium phosphate
Which protein is responsible for differntiating mesenchymal cells into osteoblasts?
Bone Morphogenic protein
What is the source of pain from a bone fracture
periosteal nerve
Which sites are used for biopsy and transplant of bone marrow?
Sternum
Iliac crest
Describe the layers of the periosteum
Outer fibrous layer - dense CT
inner cellular layer - osteoprogenitor cells
these are fibers found at the site of tendon inserting into bone
Sharpeys fibers
run thru the periosteum and are continuous with the collagen fibers fo the bone tissue
What special stain turns calcified cartillage light blue and bone dark blue
Mallary-Azan