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Unit 2 Chapter 7
Assignment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is not a component of the skeletal system? Tendons Ligaments Cartilage Flat bones Long bones | tendons!! |
| A(n) _________blank would not involve damage to the structures that comprise the skeletal system. | ruptured calcaneal (Achilles) tendon |
| The skeletal system helps maintain acid-base balance by _________blank. | absorbing or releasing alkaline phosphate and carbonate salts |
| Osseous tissue matrix is composed of _________blank. | calcium phosphate |
| Which of the following would directly affect osseous tissue? A Vitamin-C deficiency The overproduction of white blood cells The malformation of dense regular connective tissue The erosion of articulated cartilage A disorder affecting fibroblasts | A Vitamin-C deficiency |
| If the _________blank component of bone is not in adequate amounts, the flexibility of bone will be compromised. | collagen |
| _________blank is/are found in compact bone but not spongy bone. | Central canals |
| In an adult, which of the following is a bone that does not contain red bone marrow? | Radius |
| In an adult, a compound fracture of the _________blank could lead to a "fat" embolism entering the blood stream. | tibia |
| Mineralization is a process that extracts _________blank and _________blank from the blood plasma and deposits it into bone. | calcium; phosphate |
| The _________blank contain hydrogen pumps that lead to the formation of hydrochloric acid, which is used to dissolve bone minerals in a process called _________blank. | osteoclasts; mineral resorption |
| To help regulate body calcium levels, bone has two reserves. The disadvantage of the stable reserve is that it _________blank. | cannot easily be exchanged or released into the tissue fluid |
| Each of the following complications listed below is a result of a homeostatic calcium imbalance. Which would not be life threatening? | A deficit of appositional bone growth |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta is due to the deficiency of _________blank in the matrix, which makes the bones extremely brittle. | collagen |
| Greenstick fractures most commonly occur in children because _________blank. | their bones contain a higher proportion of collagen |
| A _________blank fracture is one in which the bone is broken into three or more pieces. | comminuted |
| During the healing of a bone fracture, a hard callus is formed by _________blank. | osteoblasts |
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