EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Explain why bone remodeling is important, and give its steps
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Ch. 5 - Describe the basic elements of bone tissue.Ch. 5 - What are the two types of bone tissue, and how are...Ch. 5 - Describe how bone first develops.Ch. 5 - Explain why bone remodeling is important, and give...Ch. 5 - Name the two main divisions of the skeleton.Ch. 5 - How does a tendon differ from a ligament?Ch. 5 - What are intervertebral disks made of and what is...Ch. 5 - What is a joint?Ch. 5 - What is the defining feature of a synovial joint?Ch. 5 - Prob. 1SQ
Ch. 5 - Bone tissue contains ______. a. living cells b....Ch. 5 - ______are shock pads and flex points. a. Vertebrae...Ch. 5 - The hollow center of an osteon (Haversian system)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5SQCh. 5 - Mineralization of bone tissue requires_______. a....Ch. 5 - Bone remodeling has all of the following functions...Ch. 5 - The axial skeleton consists of the ______, while...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9SQCh. 5 - Match the terms and definitions.Ch. 5 - Growth hormone, or GH, is used medically to spur...Ch. 5 - If bleached human bones found lying in the desert...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3CTCh. 5 - The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) helps...
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- Describe how bone first develops.arrow_forwardDescribe the basic elements of bone tissue.arrow_forwardBone remodeling has all of the following functions except ____________ a. helps maintain homeostasis in blood level of calcium b. replaces old bone with fresh bone tissue c. exchanges collagen with elastin fibers for flexibility d. strengthens bones subjected to mechanical stressarrow_forward
- Mineralization of bone tissue requires_______. a. calcium ions b. osteoclasts c. elastin d. all of the abovearrow_forwardBone tissue contains ______. a. living cells b. collagen fibers c. calcium and phosphorus d. all of these e. both a and barrow_forwardAbnormal hardening of bone is known as _____________________.arrow_forward
- The hollow center of an osteon (Haversian system) provides space for what vital part of compact bone tissue? a. Marrow b. collagen fibers c. a blood vessel d. osteocytesarrow_forwardThe area of a bone where the nutrient foramen passes forms what kind of bone marking? a hole a facet a canal a fissurearrow_forwardThe partial displacement of a bone from its joint is known as_________________arrow_forward
- The first type of bone to form during fracture repair is ________ bone. compact lamellar spongy densearrow_forwardIf bleached human bones found lying in the desert were carefully examined, would osteons be present? How about osteocytes and a marrow cavity?arrow_forwardThe epiphyseal plate: is arranged as rods or plates contains the bone’s blood vessels and nerve fibers is responsible for the lengthwise growth of long bones synthesizes and secretes bone matrixarrow_forward
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