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| Functions of Skeletal System |
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Support
Mineral storage
Production of formed elements
Protection
Leverage |
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| a smooth rounded articular process |
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| an air filled chamber of bone |
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| Develop inside tendons. e.g. patellae |
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| Irregular shaped bones of the skull |
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| Stem cell (of bones) that divide to produce and then differentiate into osteoblasts. |
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| Production of new bone matrix |
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| basic unit of mature,compact bone |
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| Avascular, open network matrix of spongy bone. |
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| Circumferential lamellae are deposited and the bone continues to increase in diameter. |
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| cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity and is active in bone growth and repair |
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| a thin cartilage layer at the metaphysis which separates the epiphysis fro the diaphysis |
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| Bone developing and growing out from the ossification center |
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| Membrane bones that form in the deep layers of the dermis. |
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| Abnormality resulting from an overproduction of growth hormone before puberty. |
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| Abnormal thickening of bones (particularly facial and distal extremities) due to excess growth hormone after epiphyseal cartilage closes. |
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| The most abundant mineral in the human body. |
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| (Organic compounds (primarily collagen) |
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| Approximately 33% of the composition of bone |
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| Parathyroid hormone which is secreted in response to low calcium plasma levels. |
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| Extensive bleeding after a broken bone. |
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| the "breaking your fall" break!; occurs in distal portion of the radius |
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| Stablilizes outer edges of fracture site. |
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| Characterized by short, stocky limbs, although the trunk is normal size, and both mental and sexual development are unaffected. |
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