Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 17TYR
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Introduction:
Vitamin D is synthesized in a multistep process that start from epidermis in the keratinocyte cells. The ultraviolet radiation emitted from the sun makes a conformational change of 7-dehydrocholesterol into previtamin D3. In the liver, previtamin D3 is hydroxylases, then again previtamin D3 is converted to vitamin D in the kidney.
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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
Ch. 7.1 - Name at least five tissues found in a boneCh. 7.1 - Prob. 2BYGOCh. 7.1 - Prob. 3BYGOCh. 7.1 - Prob. 4BYGOCh. 7.1 - The branch of medicine and biology that deals with...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 7.1 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 7.1 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 7.1 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 7.1 - Other anatomical features of a long bone including...
Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 7.2 - Suppose you had unlabeled electron micrographs of...Ch. 7.2 - Name three organic components of the bone matrix.Ch. 7.2 - What are the mineral crystals of bone called, and...Ch. 7.2 - Sketch a cross section of an osteon and label its...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 9BYGOCh. 7.2 - Histology of Osseous Tissue 1. The four cell type...Ch. 7.2 - Organic and inorganic components of the bone...Ch. 7.2 - Osteon structure and the relationship of osteonic...Ch. 7.2 - The route by which nerves and blood vessels...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 7.2 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 7.3 - Describe the stages of intramembranous...Ch. 7.3 - Describe how a cartilage model is transformed into...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 12BYGOCh. 7.3 - Prob. 13BYGOCh. 7.3 - Stages of intramembranous ossification; some bones...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 7.3 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 7.3 - How stresses on bones remodel item throughout...Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 14BYGOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 15BYGOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 16BYGOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 17BYGOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 7.4 - The role of the skeleton as a calcium reservoir in...Ch. 7.4 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 7.4 - Prob. 10AYLOCh. 7.5 - Prob. 18BYGOCh. 7.5 - Prob. 19BYGOCh. 7.5 - Prob. 20BYGOCh. 7.5 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 7.5 - Causes of osteoporosis: its risk factor,...Ch. 7 - Which cells have a ruffled border and secrete...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 3TYRCh. 7 - Osteoclasts are most closely related, by common...Ch. 7 - The walls between cartilage lacunae break down in...Ch. 7 - Which of these is not an effect of PTH? a. rise in...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7TYRCh. 7 - One long bone meets another at its a. diaphysis....Ch. 7 - Calcitriol is made from a. calcitonin. b....Ch. 7 - One sign of osteoporosis is a. osteosarcoma. b....Ch. 7 - Calcium phosphate crystallizes in bone as a...Ch. 7 - Prob. 12TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 13TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 14TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 15TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 16TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 17TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 18TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 19TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 20TYRCh. 7 - Prob. 1BYMVCh. 7 - Prob. 2BYMVCh. 7 - Prob. 3BYMVCh. 7 - Prob. 4BYMVCh. 7 - ortho-Ch. 7 - Prob. 6BYMVCh. 7 - Prob. 7BYMVCh. 7 - Prob. 8BYMVCh. 7 - spic-Ch. 7 - topo-Ch. 7 - Prob. 1WWTSCh. 7 - Prob. 2WWTSCh. 7 - Prob. 3WWTSCh. 7 - The growth zone of the lone bones of adolescents...Ch. 7 - Prob. 5WWTSCh. 7 - Prob. 6WWTSCh. 7 - Whats Wrong with These Statements? 7. The protein...Ch. 7 - Prob. 8WWTSCh. 7 - Prob. 9WWTSCh. 7 - Prob. 10WWTSCh. 7 - Most osteocytes of an osteon are far removed from...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2TYCCh. 7 - How does the regulation of blood calcium...Ch. 7 - Describe how the arrangement of trabeculae in...Ch. 7 - Identify two bone diseases you would expect to see...
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