BIOL 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bone, Bone Fracture, Osteon
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Compare/contrast the structure of compact and spongy bone. Explain the process of bone growth and how it is controlled by hormones. Explain how a bone fracture or break is healed after injury. Compare the function of osteocytes, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts. Explain what is meant by the continual remodeling of bone. Explain the difference between a ligament and a tendon. Bone cells in a calcium phosphate ecm interspersed with collagen protein bers. Growth plate calci es and closes once a person reaches adulthood. Osteoblasts - bone forming cells, transform cartilage into bone. Fibroblasts - connective tissue cells, secrete collagen bers.
