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Bones

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1 How many bones in the adult body?

1 206 Home

2 Bone tissue becomes brittle, thin, and spongy. Bones break easily, and the spine sometimes begins to crumble and collapse.

2 Osteoporosis

3 usually strikes active teens around the beginning of their growth spurts, the approximately 2-year period during which they grow most rapidly.

3 Osgood-Schlatter disease

4 when the cartilage is replaced by hard deposits of calcium phosphate and stretchy collagen, the two main components of bone.

4 Ossification

5 The bones of kids and young teens are smaller than those of adults and contain "growing zones" called ____________

5 Growth Plates

6 Cells that make new bone and helps repair damage

6 Osteoblasts

7 Cells that break down bone and help to sculpt and shape it.

7 Osteoclasts

8 Cells carry nutrients and waste products to and from blood vessels in the bone.

8 Osteocytes

9 __________ is needed to make bones hard, which allows them to support your weight.

9 Calcium