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Bones
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
02/23/2012

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Osteoporosis
Definition
a condition in which bone mass is reduced and develops pores in bones. Osteomyelitis is a painful infection of the bone
Term
What Provides the template of the eventual mature bone?
Definition
  A cartilage model provides the template of the eventual mature bone.

 

Term
What does the Parathyroid hormone stimulate?
Definition
Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclast activity when the calcium level in the blood is low.
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Which bones develop from membranes?
Definition
Some skull bones, part of the mandible, and the diaphyses of the clavicles develop from membranes.
Term
What are located in the central canal of the osteon?
Definition
Blood vessels run through the central canal of the osteon.
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Where are Osteocytes located?
Definition
Osteocytes are located in the lacunae.
Term
What functions to decrese the calcium ion in the blood?
Definition

Calcitonin

stimulates osteoblast activity by drawing calcium ions from the blood and depositing them in the bone tissues.

Term
What is Vitamin D necessary for?
Definition
Vitamin D is necessary for absorption and transport of calcium and phosphate ions.
Term
Is Osseous tissue vascular? How does it heal?
Definition
Osseous tissue is very vascular and heals readily.
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What does Appositiona growth add?
Definition
Appositional growth adds girth to the cartilage.
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Why is are metacarpales long bones?
Definition
Because their length is greater than width, metacarpals are long bones.
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Why does an increase in parathyroid hormone cause bones to become porous and brittle?
Definition
PTH targets bone and liberates calcium into the blood.
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