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chapter 7.1-7.4
holes anatomy skeletal system on structure development function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is it important to maintain blood calcium levels? | Important to muscle contractions, nerve impulse conduction, blood clotting, and other physiological processes |
| Hematopoiesis | process of blood formation |
| What are the four components of levers? | a rigid bar/rod, a fulcrum/pivot on which the bar turns, an object that is moved against resistence, force that supplies energy to move the bar |
| Endrochondral Bones | Begins as hyaline cartilage that are later replaced by bone tissues (fetus) |
| Intermembranous Bones | originate between sheet-like layers of connective tissues that osteoblasts and osetoclasts |
| Periosteum | outer covering of the entire bone; helps form and repair bone tissue |
| Central Canal | contains smaller blood vessels and nerve fibers that communicate with the surface of the bone and the medullary cavity |
| Sesamoid Bone | embedded within tendons adjacent to joints (patella) |
| Irregular Bones | Usually connected to several other bones (vertebrae/backbone & many facial bones) |
| Flat Bones | Plate-like structures with broad surface (ribs, scapulae, some bones of the skull) |
| Short Bones | Cube-like; length/width roughly equal ( wrists & ankles) |
| Long Bones | Long longitudinal axes & expanded ends (forearm & thigh bone) |
| Covers the Lungs | Pleural |
| Covers the heart | Pericardial |
| Covers the abdominal | Peritoneal |
| What is the function of Red Marrow? | formation of red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukosytes), and blood platelates |
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