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Created
by an electrical gradient, or charge difference, across a neuronal membrane.
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Resting potential
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The
outer covering of some axons which is composed of lipid material is called
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A myelin sheath
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The
region of a neuron which contains the nucleus and most of the intracellular
structures is
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The cell body
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The
junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another is
called a
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A synapse
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Carry
impulses toward a nerve cell body
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Dendrites
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After
stimulation, a neuron repolarizes by the outward movement of
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Potassium ions (K+)
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Connect
bone to bone
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Ligaments
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Has
lacunae in concentric circles around central canals and is found on the wall of
the middle portion of a long bone
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Compact bones
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Primarily
located in the epiphysis of the long bone.
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Spongy bone
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Primarily
fat
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Yellow marrow
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Normal bone growth
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In
the young depends on sufficient quantities of vitamins, minerals, and hormones.
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Near
the ends of long bone is lengthening long bones.
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Epiphyseal plates
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The
type of cells that take calcium from the blood are ________ and
the type of cells that deposit calcium into the blood are _______
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Osteoblast, osteoclast
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Most
bones of the body are formed through
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Endochondral ossification
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The
condition in which the bones are weakened due to a decrease in the bone mass is
called
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Osteoporosis
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