Physics PHYS S - 123 Study Guide - Final Guide: Osteoid, Bone Fracture, Bone Cement
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Ch 1 introduction: general information on bones. It makes up the majority of the skeleton, the other part being cartilaginous. Bone tissue is found only in the bone. Bone is a living, resistant organ and is made up mainly of bone tissue, but also of marrow. Concerning the mechanical functions, from a static point of view, it ensures the support of the body and the protection of certain viscera* (a viscera (from the latin "viscus" meaning. "flesh") designates in anatomy an organ located in a body cavity: the cranial cavity, the thoracic cage or the abdominal cavity. ), from a dynamic point of view it presents the lever arm of transmission of muscular forces during movement. For physiological functions, it participates in mineral homeostasis (reservoir of calcium, sodium and other mineral salts) and in hematopoiesis (the production of blood cells).
