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Chapter 8: Skeletal System: Bone Tissue and Bone Development


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Chapter 8: Skeletal System: Bone Tissue and Bone Development

  1. Organization of the Skeletal System p. 183

  2. Functions of the Skeletal System p. 185

  3. Bone Structure p. 187

    1. Shapes of Bones p. 187
    2. Structure of a Typical Long Bone p. 188

  4. Bone Tissue p. 189

    1. Bone Cells p. 189
    2. Spongy and Compact Bone Tissues p. 190

  5. Bone Growth p. 190

  6. Physiology of Bone Tissue p. 193

    1. Parathyroid Hormone p. 194
    2. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 p. 194
    3. Negative Feedback Control of Calcium and Phosphate Balance p. 195
    4. Calcitonin p. 196
    5. Developmental Disorders p. 196
    6. Nutritional and Hormonal Disorders p. 196
    7. Neoplasms of Bone p. 197
    8. Aging of the Skeletal System p. 197

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