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Bones: Function, features, and homeostasis
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2. Bone and cartilage are examples of __________ tissue.
4. This type of cartilage contains many collagen fibers.
9. A type of crystalline calcium phosphate found in bone matrix.
10. A type of bone fracture similar to oblique, where the fracture line is at an
angle other than a right angle to the long axis.
13. This type of marrow is the site of blood cell formation.
16. Blood vessels run through these canals, allowing for diffusion of nutrients.
18. A bone forming cell.
19. The formation of bone tissue.
20. The intercellular substance of connective tissue.
21. Branching bony plate that separates irregular spaces within spongy bone.
27. A mature bone cell responsible for the maintenance of bone.
29. Strong, solid bone found on surface of bones.
30. A hollow cavity.
32. The central shaft of a long bone.
35. The most rigid type of connect tissue (due to mineral salts such as calcium
phosphate and calcium carbonate).
36. An incomplete fracture on the convex side of the curve of a bone.
37. The end of a long bone.
38. A hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that helps regulate calcium levels
in the blood and decreases bone breakdown.
39. Cavity within the diaphysis of a long bone occupied by marrow.
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1. Vertebrae and facial bones are _______ bones.
3. Bone that forms membrane-like layers of primitive connective tissue.
5. Cells found in cartilage.
6. Microscopic canals that interconnect the lacunae in bone tissue.
7. A cell that causes the erosion of bone.
8. The zone of tissue repair between fragments of a broken bone.
11. Covering of fibrous connective tissue on the surface of a bone.
12. Bone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is subsequently replaced by bone
tissue.
14. Large molecules found in the matrix of connective tissue that assist in
trapping large amounts of water.
15. Thin layer of cells surrounding the medullary cavity.
16. The type of cartilage found on the ends of long bones and in embryonic bone
tissue.
17. Bone tissue with a latticework structure; spongy bone.
22. Area within the epiphysis of a long bone that functions as a growing region.
23. Concentric layers of matrix in bone tissue.
24. More flexible than hyaline cartilage, this type of cartilage is found in the
ears.
25. Protein that occurs in connective tissue.
26. One of the important functions of some types of connective tissues,
including bone.
28. A circular shaped unit containing bone cells that surround a haversian
canal.
31. Increases calcium absorption in the small intestines.
33. This hormone increases bone breakdown.
34. Another name for cancellous bone.