Osteology
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Cells that break down bone tissue
Osteoclast
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Cells that deposit bone tissue
Osteoblast
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Protein which forms the framework of bone tissue
collagen
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Enzyme that causes dissolved bone salts to crystallize
Phosphate
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Organelles responsible for cellular energy production
Mitochondria
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Organelles that attach amino acids together as proteins
Ribosomes
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Produces Human Growth Hormone
Pituitary
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Produces Calcitonin
Thyroid
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Amino acid needed to synthesize collagen
Hydroxyproline
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Increased growth of the extremities
Acromegaly
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Crystals polarizing under compression
Piezo effect
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Hormone that increases clastic activity
Parathormone
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Lack of physical activity
Sedentary
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Sudden decrease in sex hormone production
Menopause
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Disruption of normal menstrual cycle
Dysmenorrhea
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What is involved in the synthesis of collagen?
Vitamin C
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What are large cells formed by the merging of several smaller cells?
Osteoclasts
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Chondrocytes are stimulated to become osteoblasts when…
They begin to receive a blood supply
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Bone resorption means that calcium is…
Moving from the bones to the bloodstream
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Calcium salts are dissolved by…
Citric acid
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Collagen is broken down by…
Proteolytic enzymes
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Bone salts are crystallized when exposed to…
Phosphate
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The fingerlike projections on an osteoclast help it to…
Have increased surface area for contact with bone
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Vitamin D assists in…
Production of calcium transport proteins
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Decreased dietary calcium will result in…
Increased clastic activity
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The human brain monitors calcium levels in the…
Blood stream
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Increased protein synthesis and blastic activity, with acromegaly and thickening of cranial/facial bones are all effects of…
Human Growth Hormone
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Closing of the growth plates is an effect of…
Sex hormones
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Which of the following will increase clastic activity?
Parathormone
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The brain will stimulate parathormone production when…
Blood calcium levels fall
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Osteoblasts are attracted to…
Negative charges
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Lack of activity or weightlessness will decrease…
The Piezo effect
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Osteoporosis and menopause are linked by…
Decreased hormone production
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The three points of the female athlete triad are…
Disordered eating, Menstrual disruption, and Osteoporosis
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Amenorrhea can be caused by menopause or by a drastic decrease in…
body weight
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