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What are the main physiological functions of bone?
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Support, Protection, Movement, Storage, and Blood cell production
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What properties of bone allow it to perform its main physiological functions?
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Bones are rigid. Bone is a composite tissue that is denser and harder than any other connective tissue. Bones move past one another at joints (articulations). Bones contain Ca2+ (calcium) and PO4(3-) (phosphate), fat stored in yellow marrow, and internal cavities called red marrow.
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What is the internal structure of flat bones?
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A flat bone consists of cancellous bone surrounded by compact bone. Flat bones have sinuses lined by mucous membranes, that make them lighter.
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Describe Compact bone.
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Dense bone with little open space.
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Describe Cancellous bone.
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Bone with less ossified matrix than dense bone.
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Describe Woven bone.
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Bone with randomly organized collagen fibers.
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Describe lamellar bone.
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Bone with collagen fibers organized into thin sheets or lamellae.
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