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Physiology 221
Physiology 221 week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When does bone loss normally begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of ____ years? | 35 and 40 |
| what skeletal disease that is also age-related is characterized by loss of bone mineral density and increased bone fragility? | osteoporosis |
| where is the primary ossification center of a long bone located? | in the diaphysis |
| if you have an injury related to the occipital bone, what sense could you possible damage? | vision |
| what condition is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature? | kyphosis |
| what small cells synthesize and secrete a specialized organic matrix | osteoblasts |
| which freely movable joint in the human hand had greater dexterity than the forepaw of any animal? | thumb |
| what does humerus articulates proximally with? | scapula |
| what happens with bone density after the age of 50? | it decreases slowly because of a shift in the remodeling activity |
| why does appositional growth of cartilage occur when chondrocytes begins to divide and secrete | due to additional matrix |