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Title: Skeletal system
Description: Everything about the skeletal system for Anatomy and Physiology
Description: Everything about the skeletal system for Anatomy and Physiology
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Chapter 6
Which of following is a function of the skeletal system?
All of the answers are correct
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The carpal bones are examples of ________ bones
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flat
Bones that develop within tendons are called ________ bones
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sutural
The humerus is an example of a(n) ________ bone
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metaphysis
Which of the following labels best matches
osteocyte ature bone cell
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Bone is composed of ________ percent cells
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________ are squamous stem cells that develop into osteoblasts
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The space occupied by an osteocyte is called a
lacuna
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Calcium phosphate
The most abundant cell type in bone is
osteocytes
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How would removing hydroxyapatite from bone matrix affect the physical properties of a bone?
The bone would be more flexible
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The central canal of an osteon contains
blood vessels
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The type of bone that is adapted to withstand stresses that arrive from many directions is ________ bone
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Fat is stored within the
medullary cavity
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________ marrow is found between the trabeculae of spongy bone
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The articular cartilage of a typical long bone is composed of what type of cartilage?
hyaline cartilage
The deposition of calcium salts in bone tissues is referred to as
ossification
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The following are important steps in the process of endochondral ossification
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Enlarged chondrocytes die
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Osteoblasts replace calcified cartilage with spongy bone
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Chondrocytes enlarge and the surrounding matrix begins to calcify
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Blood vessels invade the perichondrium
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Perichondrial cells become osteoblasts and produce a thin shell of bone
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mesenchymal
Which of the following statements about Marfan's syndrome is ?
falseesults in short, stubby fingers
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Intramembranous ossification
produces flat bones as in the bones of the roof of the skull
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Which of the following statements is therefore ?
true he epiphyseal plates
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have ossified and further growth in length is not possible
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When the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone,
long bones have reached their adult length
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Clusters of osteoblasts form osteoid that becomes mineralized
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Osteoblasts differentiate within mesenchymal connective tissue
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Spicules of bone radiate out from the ossification centers
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Mesenchymal cells aggregate
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A lack of exercise could
result in porous and weak bones
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Factors that are necessary for proper bone formation include all of the following,
except
vitamin E
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Elevated levels of calcium ion in the blood stimulate the secretion of the hormone
calcitonin
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A child with rickets often has
bowed legs
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How can this bonerelated disease be prevented?
Supplement the diet with fresh fruit rich in vitamin C
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The disease osteomalacia causes calcium loss from the skeleton, which would result in bones that are
weaker and more flexible
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While on a school skiing trip in Colorado, Heidi falls and breaks her tibia and fibula in a Pott fracture
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Cartilage in the external callus is replaced by bone
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A hematoma occurs
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An internal callus forms at the site of injury
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Osteoclasts remodel the bone at the site of repair
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A condition in which bone becomes riddled with holes is called
osteoporosis
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Why does osteoporosis affect more women than men? omen have a decrease in sex hormones after menopause whereas men continue to
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produce male sex hormones throughout adulthood
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Mary is 50 years old and has entered menopause
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Her physician suggests
hormone therapy
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During a checkup, a bone scan reveals the beginnings of osteoporosis
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What might she recommend for her patient?
All of the answers are correct
Title: Skeletal system
Description: Everything about the skeletal system for Anatomy and Physiology
Description: Everything about the skeletal system for Anatomy and Physiology