Chapter 6: Skeletal System- Histology & Development

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Biology - Anatomy

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What are the main components and functions of the skeletal system?

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What is the primary function of tendons in the human body?

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How does Dense Regular Connective Tissue grow in tendons?

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What is the primary function of ligaments in the human body?

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What are the characteristics of hyaline cartilage?

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Where are chondrocytes located in hyaline cartilage?

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How does hyaline cartilage grow?

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What is the composition of the bone matrix?

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What is the role of osteoblasts in bone tissue?

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What is the function of osteocytes in bone tissue?

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What is the function of osteoclasts in bone tissue?

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What are lacunae in bone tissue?

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What are canaliculi in bone tissue?

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Where is cancellous/spongy bone typically found?

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What are the characteristics of cancellous/spongy bone?

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What are the types of canals found in compact/dense bone?

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What are the lamellae (layers) in compact/dense bone?

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What is the Central (Haversian) Canal in bone tissue?

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What are Perforating (Volkmann's) canals in bone tissue?

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What are circumferential lamellae in bone tissue?

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What are concentric lamellae in bone tissue?

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What are interstitial lamellae in bone tissue?

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What is the diaphysis in a long bone?

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What is the epiphysis in a long bone?

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What is the epiphyseal/growth plate in a long bone?

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What is the medullary cavity in a long bone?

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What is red marrow and where is it found?

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What is yellow marrow and where is it found?

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What is the periosteum in bone tissue?

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What type of cartilage is found at the epiphyses of long bones?

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What is the outer layer of the periosteum composed of?

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What does the inner layer of the periosteum contain?

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What is the endosteum in bone tissue?

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What is ossification in bone development?

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What are the two types of ossification?

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What does intramembranous ossification start with?

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What bones are formed by intramembranous ossification?

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What are the cells responsible for producing connective tissue membrane and fibers in intramembranous ossification?

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What type of cells differentiate into osteoblasts in intramembranous ossification?

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What is the outer layer of the double-layered connective tissue sheath in intramembranous ossification?

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Where is the compact bone located in intramembranous ossification?

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Where is the cancellous bone located in intramembranous ossification?

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What structures are joined at fontanels in intramembranous ossification?

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What are fontanels in a baby's skull?

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What are sutures in the skull?

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What are ossification centers in bone development?

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What is endochondral ossification and how are most long bones formed?

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What is the model/template used in endochondral ossification?

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What is the initial template for endochondral ossification?

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What structure forms around the hyaline cartilage model during endochondral ossification?

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What happens to chondrocytes during endochondral ossification?

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What is the next step after chondrocytes die in endochondral ossification?

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Where do osteoblasts move into during endochondral ossification?

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Where does cancellous bone form in relation to the periosteum during endochondral ossification?

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What is the primary ossification center in endochondral ossification?

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When does the secondary ossification center form in endochondral ossification?

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What is appositional bone growth?

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What is endochondral bone growth?

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What factors affect bone growth?

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What minerals does vitamin D help to absorb?

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What is osteomalacia and how does it affect bones?

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What is rickets and how does it affect children?

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