Factors affecting bone growth and functions of bones

Covers the entire skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle cells are striated while smooth muscle cells have no striations

Tendons are cord-like structures, while aponeuroses are sheet-like structures

<p>Myofibrils are aligned within the muscle cells to give distinct bands</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sarcolemma</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Support of the body, protection of soft organs, movement due to attached skeletal muscles, storage of minerals and fats, blood cell formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>206 bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compact bone and spongy bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Femur, humerus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contains yellow marrow (mostly fat) in adults; contains red marrow (for blood cell formation) in infants</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surface features of bones that are sites of attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments, as well as passages for nerves and blood vessels; they help in understanding bone structure and function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mature bone cells responsible for maintaining bone structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New cartilage is continuously formed, older cartilage becomes ossified, cartilage is broken down and replaced by bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Osteocytes (mature bone cells), Osteoblasts (bone-forming cells), Osteoclasts (bone-destroying cells breaking down bone matrix for remodeling and calcium release)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bone remodeling is a process involving both osteoblasts and osteoclasts to reshape bone structure, repair damage, and release calcium into the bloodstream</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skull, Vertebral column, Bony thorax</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mandible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lighten the skull, Give resonance and amplification to voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hyoid Bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones; Allow the brain to grow, Convert to bone within 24 months after birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pelvis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Femur</p> Signup and view all the answers