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Name 5 functions of bones in our body?
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Support (soft organs)
Protection (brain, spinal cord, vital organs) Movement (levers for muscle action) Storage (Minerals, Triglycerids-energy in yellow marrow) Blood Formation (hematopoiesis in red bone marrow) |
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Hematopoiesis
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Blood formation in red bone marrow
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Do cartilages contain blood vessels or nerves?
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No. Delivered by Dense Connective Tissue
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What cartilage is most abundant type, provides support, flexibility, and resilience
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Hyaline Cartilage
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What cartilage is similar to Hyaline but with fibers
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Elastic Cartilage
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What cartilage has the greatest tensile strength due to Collagen
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Fibrocartilage
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What are the 4 classifications of Bones (by shape)
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Long (longer than they are wide)
Short (cube-shaped) Flat (Thin, flat, slightly curved) Irregular (complicated shape) |
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Give an example of a Long, Flat, Short and Irregular bone
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Long - Humerus
Short - Talus Flat - Sternum Irregular - Vertebra |
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What are the 4 classifications of Bones (by texture/structure)
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Compact (dense outer layer)
Spongy (Honeycomb) Diaphysis (shaft) Epiphysis (ends) |
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What bone makes up the dense outer layer?
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Compact Bone
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What bone makes up the 'honeycomb' middle?
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Spongy Bone
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What makes up the Diaphysis (shaft) from superficial to deep?
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Periosteum, Compact bone, Endosteum, Medullary Cavity, Yellow Bone Marrow
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Where is the yellow bone marrow?
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Medullary Cavity of the Diaphysis
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What makes up the Epiphysis from superficial to deep?
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Articular Cartilage, Periosteum, Compact Bone, Spongy Bone, Epiphyseal Line
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What are Osteoblasts? Where are they found?
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Bone-forming Cells in the Periosteum & Endosteum Inner Membrane Layer
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