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Chapter 45, Problem 1A

You take X-rays of two individuals. Ray has been a weight lifter and body builder for 30 years; Ben has led a mostly sedentary life. What differences would you expect in their X-rays?

a. No difference, they would both have thicker bones than a younger person due to natural thickening with age.

b. No difference, lifestyle does not affect bone density.

c. Ray would have thicker bones due to reshaping as a result of physical stress.

d. Ben would have thicker bones because bone accumulates like fat tissue from a sedentary lifestyle.

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You take X-rays of two individuals. Ray has been a weight lifter and body builder for 30 years; Ben has led a mostly sedentary life. What differences would you expect in their X-rays? a. No difference, they would both have thicker bones than a younger person due to natural thickening with age. b. No difference, lifestyle does not affect bone density. c. Ray would have thicker bones due to reshaping as a result of physical stress. d. Ben would have thicker bones because bone accumulates like fat tissue from a sedentary lifestyle.
Once we reach adulthood and our bones are fully formed and hardened, they cannot be remodeled A. True B. False
Which of the following is NOT correct? A. Bone fracture is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone B. Bone remodelling, continuing process of synthesis and destruction that gives bone its mature structure and maintains normal calcium levels in the body C. bone resorption the process by which osteoclasts break down the tissue in bones and release the minerals D. Osteoblasts release hydrochloric acid and acidic proteases such as cathepsin K, resulting in degradation of the bone matrix and liberation of Ca, PO., and fragments of type I collagen E. osteoblasts have receptors for PTH and, when activated, produce osteoclast stimulating factor (cytokine)
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