Bones
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What do bones store? | Calcium and fat |
| Where is the site of blood cell production? | Bones |
| What are the shape classifications of the bones? | Long, short, flat, Irregular |
| What type of bone is found in the long bone? | Compact |
| What type of bone is found in the short bone? | Compact and Spongy |
| What parts is the long bone is composed of? | epiphysis and diaphysis |
| What is the end of a long bone called? | epiphysis |
| What is in the cavity of a long bone? | Yellow marrow |
| What is the shaft of a long bone called? | diaphysis |
| What is the epiphysis covered by? | hyaline cartilage |
| What do organic parts of the matrix provide? | Flexibility |
| What does calcium salt do for the bones | Makes them harder |
| hyaline cartilage eventually turns into ________ | epiphyseal lines |
| Bones change throughout life in response to _________ | hormones |
| PTH hormone determines if the bone needs more or fewer __________ in the blood | calcium ions |
| ______________ changes the bones so they are the right proportions to the body. | Bone remodeling |
| What is a fracture? | A break in a bone |
| What are the groups that fractures are categorized into? | Simple, Compound, Compression, Comminuted, and Greenstick |
| What is reduction? | the realignment of broken bone ends |
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