Anatomy Ch. 6 Bone Structure

Front

The main role of the axial skeleton is ....

Back

to protect and support vital organs.

Front

What does compact bone have that spongy bone does not?

Back

blood vessels and nerves in its osteons

Front

The resilience of bone is thought to come from which of the following?

Back

bonds in or between collagen molecules

Front

An imbalance that activates these bone cells would lead to a loss of bone density.

Back

osteoclasts

Front

What is the weakest part of a developing, adolescent long bone?

Back

the epiphyseal plate because of lack of calcification

Front

Ossification (Osteogenesis) is the process of ________.

Back

bone formation

Front

What can a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?

Back

decreased epiphyseal plate activity

Front

The correct order (from start to finish) of fracture repair is __________.

Back

(1) formation of a hematoma

(2) formation of a fibrocartilaginous (soft) callus

(3) formation of a bony callus

(4) bone remodeling.

Front

human skeleton initially

is

Back

all hyaline cartilage which is replaced by bone, except in areas requiring flexibility

Front

skeletal cartilage

Back

-High water content that lends resiliency
-Contains no blood vessels or nerves
-perichondrium is the membrane
-made of chondrocytes that are in the lacunae and EC matrix
-hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage