diseases in which muscle atrophy occurs, hormonal imbalances
200
Hollow channel in bone in which blood vessels pass.
What is Haversian canals.
300
What do actin and myosin do?
They facilitate muscle contraction inside the sarcomere. The myosin head binds to actin pulling the filaments closer together, contracting the sarcomere and thus the muscle.
What are ways to reduce your risk of getting osteoporosis?
ingesting calcium and lifting weights, weight-bearing exercises
300
Skeletal muscle that causes a joint to bend, and skeletal muscle that causes a joint to straighten.
What are flexors and extensors.
400
What is the functions of the periosteum and what does it contain?
The periosteum is the tough exterior membrane of a bone and it supplies nutrients to the bone through Haversian canals in which blood vessels pass thru.