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Study Stack 1
Anatomy and Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Osteocytes Osteoblasts Osteoclast | Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix Bone building cells Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue |
| Compact Bone Tissue | Contains few spaces and the strongest form of bone tissue |
| Diaphysis | Primary ossification center |
| Epiphysis | Secondary ossification center |
| Resorption | The body's processes of eliminating existing bone or hard tissue structure |
| Flexion | bending of the joint |
| Sarcoplasmic reticulum | Organelle of the muscle fiber that stores calcium |
| Coronal Plane | - divides body into front and back |
| Sagittal Plane (median plane) | vertically divides the body into right and left sides |
| Tranverse plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |