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        | bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column |  | 
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        | bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skelton |  | 
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        | functions of the skeletal system |  | Definition 
 
        | support, storgae of minerals, blood cell production, protection, and leverage |  | 
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        | avascular and receives resources from synovial fluid |  | 
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        | accounts for about 2/3 bone weight |  | 
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        | mature bone cells that cannot divide, most numerous bone cell type, maintain protein and mineral content of adjacent matrix, and occupy lacunae |  | 
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        | outer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer |  | 
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        | increases bone diameter of existing bones, does not form original bones |  | 
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        | join the bone to tendons and ligaments |  | 
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        | consists of two layers: fibrous outer layer, and cellular inner layer |  | 
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        | secondary ossification centers |  | Definition 
 
        | form as capillaries and osteoblasts migrate into epiphyses |  | 
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        | epiphyseal cartiladge grows unusually slow |  | 
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        | overproduction of growth hormone before puberty |  | 
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        | fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva |  | Definition 
 
        | gene mutation that causes bone deposition around skeletal muscles |  | 
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        | growth hormone levels rise after epiphyseal plates close and bones get thicker, especially those in face, jaw and hands |  | 
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        | increase blood calcium levels |  | 
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        | decrease blood calcium levels |  | 
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