Anatomy, Physiology & Disease- Chapter 6 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (Already Passed)
4 bone types - Answers long, short, flat, and irregular
long bones - Answers longer than they are wide; arms and legs
short bones - Answers fairly equal in width and length, similar to a...
4 bone types - Answers long, short, flat, and irregular
long bones - Answers longer than they are wide; arms and legs
short bones - Answers fairly equal in width and length, similar to a cube; wrist and ankles
flat bones - Answers thinner bones that can be either flat or curved and are platelike in nature; skull,
ribs, breastbone
irregular bones - Answers odd-shaped bones needed to connect to other bones; hip bones and
vertebrae
periosteum - Answers tough and fibrous connective tissue; contains blood vessels, which transport
blood and nutrients into the bone to nurture the bone cells
epiphysis - Answers bone end
diaphysis - Answers region between or "running through" the two ends; shaft
medullary cavity - Answers hollow region in the diaphysis and acts as a storage area for bone marrow
hemopoiesis - Answers production of red blood cells
compact bone - Answers hard or dense bone forming the superficial layer of all bones
osteocytes - Answers mature bone cells surrounded by protein fibers, calcium, and other minerals
spongy bone - Answers a form of bone that makes bones lighter and provides a space for red bone
marrow
ossification - Answers formation of bone in the body
4 types of cells involve in bone formation - Answers osteoprogenitor cells, osteocytes, osteoblasts,
osteoclasts
osteoprogenitor cells - Answers nonspecialized cells that can become specialized when needed
osteoblasts - Answers osteocytes that form new bone
osteoclasts - Answers osteocytes that break down old or damaged areas of bone
epiphyseal plate - Answers growth plate
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