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Bidirectional growth is found in bones or in cartilage?
Bones
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Definition
Bidirectional growth is found in bones or in cartilage?
Bones
What is the shaft of the bone called?
Diaphysis
What is the diaphysis made of?
Compact bone
Which type of bone marrow is present in diaphysis?
Yellow bone marrow
What is the function of yellow bone marrow in bones?
It stores fat.
What is the outer covering of a long bone called?
Periosteum
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Bidirectional growth is found in bones or in cartilage? | Bones |
What is the shaft of the bone called? | Diaphysis |
What is the diaphysis made of? | Compact bone |
Which type of bone marrow is present in diaphysis? | Yellow bone marrow |
What is the function of yellow bone marrow in bones? | It stores fat. |
What is the outer covering of a long bone called? | Periosteum |
What is the periosteum made of? | Connective tissue and osteoblast |
What lines the medullary cavity of a bone? | Endosteum |
What is the endosteum made of? | Osteoblast and osteoclast |
Where are blood and nerve vessels situated in bone? | Harvesian canal |
What are the transverse canal connecting harvesian canal called? | Volkmann's canal |
What is the structural unit of compact bone? | Harvesian system/osteon |
Which are the bone forming cells? | Osteoblasts |
What disease is characterised by abnormal osteoclastic acitivity? | Paget's disease |
What is the volume of blood in an average female? | 4 to 5 liters |
What is the volume of blood in an average male? | 5 to 6 liters |
What is the pH of blood? | 7.4 |
Where does the process of blood cells formation take place in embryonic life? | Liver and spleen |
What is the amount of plasma in blood? | 55% |
What is the normal range of glucose in blood? | 80 to 120 mg/dl |
What is the concentration of glucose in a diabetic person? | 120 mg/dl |
Which plasma protein is most abundant? | Serum albumin |
Which is the smallest plasma protein? | Serum albumin |
Which plasma protein maintains the osmotic pressure of blood? | Serum albumin |
Which plasma protein is the second most abundant? | Serum globulin |