with Verified Answers
skeletal functions - Answer structural support, storage
yellow bone marrow - Answer stores lipids
red bone marrow - Answer red blood cell production
diaphysis - Answer shaft of bone
epiphysis - Answer expanded end of bone
endosteum - Answer membrane lining marrow cavity
periosteum - Answer membrane covering the outside of the bone and joining the tendon, cannot be
torn easily, very strong
matrix makeup - Answer calcium salts and collagen fibers
stem cell location - Answer periosteum and endosteum
stem cell - Answer divide to form a new cell, especially important after a fracture.
osteoblasts - Answer make new matrix
osteocytes - Answer mature bone cells that maintain healthy bone