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| Bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column |
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| Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton |
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| connect bones to other bones |
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| Mature bone cells that cannot divide |
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| Mesenchymal (stem) cells that produce cells that differentiate into osteoblasts |
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| Remove and remodel bone matrix |
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| accounts for ~2/3 bone weight |
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| dense bone that contains parallel osteons (funcational unit) |
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| Located where bones not heavily stressed or in many directions |
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| Outer and inner surfaces of compact bone layer |
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| Fill spaces between osteons |
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| struts and plates creating an open network formed by lamellae |
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| Increases bone diameter of existing bones |
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| Isolate bone from surrounding tissues, route for blood and nervous supply, actively participate in bone growth and repair |
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| Strongly connect tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules to bone through periosteum |
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| Incomplete cellular layer lining medullary cavity and covers spongy bone and lines central canals |
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| Endochondral ossification |
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| Cartilages in the embryo are gradually replaced by bone |
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| Reduction in growth hormone leads to reduced epiphyseal cartilage activity and short bones |
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| Epiphyseal cartilage grows unusually slowly(Limbs are short, trunk is normal size) |
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| Overproduction of growth hormone before puberty |
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| Excessive cartilage formation at epiphyseal cartilage and causes long, slender limbs |
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| The most abundant mineral in the body |
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| Crack or break due to extreme mechanical stress |
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