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trabeculated osseous tissue that supports shifts in weight distribution
condition characterized by abnormally high levels of calcium
during the epiglottis bends _______ to cover the opening of the airway
uncalcified bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts
condition characterized by abnormally low levels of calcium
spaces in a bone that houses an osteocyte
connective tissue in the interior cavity of bone where homeostasis takes place
surgical exposure of a bone to reset a fracture
production of blood cells, which occurs in the red marrow of the bones
disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass; occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation, a common occurrence as the body ages
semi-rigid connective tissue found on the skeleton in areas where flexibility and smooth surfaces support movement
fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone and continuous with ligaments
wide section at each end of a long bone; filled with spongy bone and red marrow
layer of spongy bone, that is sandwiched between two the layers of compact bone found in flat bones
hard, dense connective tissue that forms the structural elements of the skeleton
dense osseous tissue that can withstand compressive forces
ingestion, breakdown, digestion, absorption, excretion
What type of sperm leaves the testes into the duct of the epididymis
Is the skull axial or appendicular?
Glucose is not normally excreted in the urine becausea. glucose cannot be filtered.b. all filtered glucose is reabsorbed.c. glucose is used up by the metabolizing nephron units.d. glucose is converted to ammonia in the distal tubule and excreted as urea.