Bone Appetit
This is the process of blood cell formation that takes place in red bone marrow.
What is hemopoiesis?
This is the shaft of a long bone.
What is the diaphysis?
Known as the "bone builder," this cell secretes bone matrix before maturing into an osteocyte.
What is an osteoblast?
This is the process of bone formation.
What is ossification or osteogenesis?
This condition occurs when bones lose density & develop holes, increasing the risk of fractures.
What is osteoporosis?
In adults, hemopoiesis occurs here.
What are the flat bones (sternum, ribs, pelvis, skull)?
This is a thin layer on the end of bones that reduces friction & absorbs shock.
What is articular cartilage?
These bone cells, located in the periosteum & endosteum, are important in bone repair & act as stem cells.
What are osteogenic/osteoprogenitor cells?
This structure represents the closure of the growth plate, occurring around 18 in females & 21 in males.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
This type of activity is important for bone health because skeletal muscles pull on bones, creating mechanical stress.
What is resistance training?
This component of the bone's extracellular matrix is responsible for the hardness of bone.
What is crystallized mineral salts?
This structure, found on the metaphysis, is found only on growing bones.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
This is the function of spongy bone.
To reduce the weight of the skeleton & house red bone marrow.
What is endochondral ossification?
When blood calcium is high, osteoblasts perform this process to store calcium in the bones.
What is bone deposition?
Bone's flexibility & tensile strength come from this protein in the extracellular matrix.
What are collagen fibers?
This type of bone has trabeculae.
What is spongy bone?
Osteocytes receive nutrients & oxygen through this network of interconnected canals in bone tissue.
What are canaliculi?
This process involves osteoclasts breaking down bone by removing minerals & collagen fibers from the extracellular matrix.
What is bone resorption?
This hormone increases osteoclast activity & stimulates the formation of calcitriol.
This part of the bone nourishes & provides a passageway for nerves & blood vessels.
What is the periosteum?
These are rings of calcified extracellular matrix in compact bone.
What are lamellae?
These hormones play key roles in bone growth & remodeling.
What are calcitriol, growth hormone, thyroid hormones, estrogen, & testosterone?
What is calcitonin?