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| Yellow marrow functions in the formation of blood cells |
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Volkmann's canals form transverse channels in bone tissue. |
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Osteoclasts are large cells that cause the breakdown of osseous tissue. |
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If the supply of blood cells is deficient, yellow marrow may change into redmarrow. |
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| The tarsal bones form the wrist. |
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| The appendicular skeleton consists of the parts that support and protect the head,neck, and trunk |
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| The parietal bones meet the frontal bone along the sagittal suture. |
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| The parietal bones meet the frontal bone along the sagittal suture. |
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| Growth hormone is secreted by the thyroid gland. |
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| The importance of fontanels in the infant's skull are to permit some movement of bones, thereby enabling the infant to pass more easily though the birth canal. |
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| Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing cells, whereas osteoblasts are bone-forming cells. |
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| Osteonic canals carry blood up and down through a bone providing blood toosteocytes, whereas communicating canals interconnect with them bringingblood from the surface of the bone. |
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| A bone can increase in thickness strictly by the resorbing activity of theosteoclasts. |
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| The epiphyseal disk is composed of many immature osteoblasts that are activatedto start secreting bony matrix by the growth hormone. |
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| Osteocytes become osteoblasts when they are completely surrounded by bonymatrix. |
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| The hip joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint. |
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| The synovial membrane reabsorbs fluid and may help remove substances froman infected joint cavity. |
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| A meniscus functions to cushion articulating surfaces of bones. |
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| The patellar ligament connects the medial condyle of the femur to the medialcondyle of the tibia. |
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Synovial fluid moistens and lubricates the cartilaginous surfaces within a joint. |
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| The symphysis pubis is an example of a fibrous joint. |
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A condyloid joint allows only up-and-down motion in one plane. |
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| The elbow joint includes a hinge joint and a gliding joint. |
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| The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint. |
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| The basic structure of the knee joint permits flexion and extension. |
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