Osteon haversion system - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PVCC BIO 141 Bones Lecture Exam Questions and Answers Hydroxyapatite - Answer-Hardy crystals consisting of calcium and phosphate that form the bone matrix. -Work with osteoid Osteocytes - Answer-mature bone cells (osteoblasts) in lacunae that no longer divide -Maintain bone matrix and act as stress or strain sensory -Respond to mechanical stimuli such as increased force on bone or weightlessness -Communicate information to osteoblasts and osteoclasts (cells that destroy bones) so bon...

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Bio 201 Midterm What is anatomy and physiology? - Anatomy is the structure and physiology is the function How is the human body organized? - cells, tissues, organs, organ systems What is homeostasis? - Maintaining a stable internal environment Directions of the body - superior/inferior, anterior/posterior, medial/lateral, proximal/distal, superficial/deep, visceral/parietal Planes of the body - sagittal, frontal, transverse Abdominal Regions - right hypochondriac, epigastric, lef...