The Skeletal System

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Chondrocytes are mature cartilage cells found within in the _______ and they are derived from ________

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lacunae, chondroblasts

Front

Which substances make up the major portion of bone?

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hydroxyapatite

Front

The flexibility of bone is due to

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collagen fibers

Front

Which connective tissue membrane covers the surface of mature bones?

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periosteum

Front

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the epiphysis, perichondrium, diaphysis, or articular cartilage.

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diaphysis

Front

The portion of the long bone that stores yellow marrow in adults is the

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medullary cavity

Front

Haversian canals

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connect Volkmann's canals to canaliculi

Front

What type of lamellae is found in osteons?

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concentric lamellae

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Intramembranous bone formation

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gives rise to the flat bones of the skull

Front

The ossification regions formed during embryonic development are

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primary ossification centers