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| Functions of the skeletal system: |
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Storage of minerals
Support
Blood Cell Production
Leverage |
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| What is a Foramen (skull surface feature)? |
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| a characteristic of a bone's surface that has a certain function, such as forming a joint, or allowing the passage of nerves and blood vessels. |
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| Compare a tubercle to a tuberosity. |
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| A tubercle is a small, rounded projection on a bone, whereas a tuberosity is a small, rough projection that may occupy a broad area on the bone's surface. |
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| What are the major parts of a long bone? |
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| the epiphysis, diaphysis, metaphysis, and medullary cavity. |
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| What is the function of the medullary cavity? |
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| The medullary cavity is the space within a bone. It contains the red bone marrow, and the yellow bone marrow, adipose tissue. |
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| If the articular cartliage is avascular, how is it nourished? |
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| by diffusion from the synovial fluid within the joint. |
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| If osteclast activity exceeds osteblasts activity in a bone, what is the effect on the bone? |
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| The bone's mineral content would decline, making it weaker. |
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| is the basic functional unit of mature compact bone, it consists of ostecytes organized around a central canal and is separated by concentric lamellae. |
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| is the enlargement of a bone by the addition of bone matrix at its surface. |
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| Endochondral ossification |
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| is the replacement of a cartilaginous model to bone. |
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| Intramembranous ossification |
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| is the formation of bone within connective tissue without the prior development of a cartilaginous model. |
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| is a hereditary disorder of connective tissue, resulting in abnormally long and thin limbs and digits. |
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| How are gigantism and acromegaly different? |
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| Gigantism results from overproduction of growth hormone before puberty. Acromegaly results from overproduction after puberty. |
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| How does calcitonin lower the calcium ion concentration of blood? |
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| Calcitonin lowers blood calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclast activity and increasing the rate of calcium excretion at the kidneys. |
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| also called a compound fracture is a break in the bone in which bone pierces the skin. |
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