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Kelsey Sprague
Physiology prep for midterm
| In intramembranous ossification, the process of appositional growth refers to the: | Addition of an outside layer of osseous tissue on flat bones. |
| Small cells that synthesize and secrete a specialized organic matrix are: | Osteoblasts. |
| Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes begin to divide and secrete | Additional matrix. |
| Calcification of the organic bone matrix occurs when | Complex calcium salts are deposited in the matrix. |
| A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature is: | Kyphosis. |
| Areolar tissue usually contains which types of cells in the greatest number? | Fibroblasts. |
| Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate? | Epithelial . |
| Which is not a function of connective tissue? Tranport- Support- Defense- or Communication | Communication. |
| Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | Microglia. |
| Which cells electrically insulate axons to increase the speed of conduction? Oligodendrocytes-Schwann cells- or Astrocytes | Both Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells |