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Lab 3: Skeletal System

Lab Notebook Questions

  1. Sketch the different cartilages – include: locations, presence of fibers, and functions
  2. Make a list of all the cells of the skeletal system and what their functions are
  3. List the steps of endochondral ossification
  4. List the steps of intramembranous ossification

Practice Questions

Question 1

What type of tissue is present in this view?


Compact Bone

Question 2

The tissue type of Question 1 is made up of the inorganic component of mostly a mineral called __________________?


Hydroxyapatite
Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2


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