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A comprehensive overview of the skeletal system, covering its general functions, divisions, structure, histology, physiology, and bone features. It delves into bone formation, growth, remodeling, and repair, highlighting the role of minerals, vitamins, and hormones. The document also explores joint classifications, types of synovial joints, and movements at synovial joints. It concludes with a detailed description of the bones of the axial and appendicular skeletons.
Typology: Summaries
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Adrian Amodia Malubay, PTRP, MPA
A hard, dense connective tissue that forms most of the adult skeleton.
- Extracellular matrix - 15% water, 30% collagen fibers, 55% crystalized mineral salts - Calcium phosphate combines with calcium hydroxide to form crystals of hydroxyapatite - Calcification – crystallization and hardening of combined mineral salts in the framework formed by the collagen fibers of the extracellular matrix; initiated by osteoblasts. - Bone hardness – crystallized inorganic salts - Bone flexibility – collagen fibers
- Arteries - Periosteal arteries - Nutrient artery - Metaphyseal arteries - Epiphyseal arteries - Veins - Nutrient veins - Epiphyseal veins - Metaphyseal veins