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The skeletal system consists of...
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Bones, cartilages, ligaments
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What is the embryonic forerunner of most bones?
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Cartilage
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What does ligaments link?
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Bones to bones
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What do tendons link?
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Muscles to bones
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What is another name for a joint?
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Articulation
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What are some of the major functions of the skeletal system?
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Support, Movement, Protection, Blood Formation, Electrolyte Balance, Acid-Base Balance, Detoxification
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What are some examples of bones that protect?
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Skull, ribs, vertebrae, pelvic girdle
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How does the skeletal system provide electrolyte balance?
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The skeleton is the body's main reservoir of calcium and phosphate, it stores them and releases them when needed
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How does the skeletal system provide acid-base balance?
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Bone buffers blood against excessive pH changes by absorbing or releasing alkaline salts
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How does the skeletal system play a role in detoxification?
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Bone tissue removes heavy metals from blood, can later release slowly for execretion
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What is the study of bone?
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Osteology
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What is another name for bone? ______ tissue.
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Osseous
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What kind of tissue is bone?
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Connective tissue
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What is the extracellular matrix of osseous tissue like?
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Solid and hard
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What is the hardening process called?
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Mineralization or calcification
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