Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 5, Problem 2CT
If bleached human bones found lying in the desert were carefully examined, would osteons be present? How about osteocytes and a marrow cavity?
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Ch. 5 - Describe the basic elements of bone tissue.Ch. 5 - What are the two types of bone tissue, and how are...Ch. 5 - Describe how bone first develops.Ch. 5 - Explain why bone remodeling is important, and give...Ch. 5 - Name the two main divisions of the skeleton.Ch. 5 - How does a tendon differ from a ligament?Ch. 5 - What are intervertebral disks made of and what is...Ch. 5 - What is a joint?Ch. 5 - What is the defining feature of a synovial joint?Ch. 5 - Prob. 1SQ
Ch. 5 - Bone tissue contains ______. a. living cells b....Ch. 5 - ______are shock pads and flex points. a. Vertebrae...Ch. 5 - The hollow center of an osteon (Haversian system)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5SQCh. 5 - Mineralization of bone tissue requires_______. a....Ch. 5 - Bone remodeling has all of the following functions...Ch. 5 - The axial skeleton consists of the ______, while...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9SQCh. 5 - Match the terms and definitions.Ch. 5 - Growth hormone, or GH, is used medically to spur...Ch. 5 - If bleached human bones found lying in the desert...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3CTCh. 5 - The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) helps...
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- Thalidomide was a morning sickness drug given to women that caused babies to be bom without arm bones. If recent studies have shown that thalidomide prevents the formation of new blood vessels, describe the type of bone development inhibited by the drug and what stage of ossification was affected.arrow_forwardThe hollow center of an osteon (Haversian system) provides space for what vital part of compact bone tissue? a. Marrow b. collagen fibers c. a blood vessel d. osteocytesarrow_forwardThe clavicle ________. develops via inhamembianous ossification develops via endochondral ossification is the last bone of the body to begin ossification is fully ossified at the time of birtharrow_forward
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