Bone disorders and extra stuff for chapter 6 quiz

Scurvy

Lack of vitamin C so loss of bone mass

osteopenia

Precurser to osteoporosis

osteomyelitis

When bone becomes infected which can kill parts of bone and there will be pus

Kyphosis

Hunchback

Lordosis

The spine goes inward into the body

Another hormone that is important for bone growth during infancy and childhood is

Somatocrinin

Two-thirds of the weight of bone is accounted for by

Crystals of calcium phosphate and Hydroxyapatite.

Scapula is an example of

flat bone

The role of vitamin C in bone growth is that

It is required for collagen synthesis

A bedridden person loses bone mass because of

Lack of mechanical stress

Cranial bones develop

Within fibrous membranes

What canals connect lacunae together

canaliculi

What type of bone growth do you think a 40-year-old male experiences?

appositional growth