Diagnostic Radiology/Musculoskeletal Imaging/Basic Science

Histogenesis of developing bone

 * 1)  Intramembranous ossification
 * 2)  Endochondral ossification
 * 3)  Remodeling

Bone anatomy

 * 1)  Cellular constituents
 * 2)  Osteoblasts
 * 3)  Osteoclasts
 * 4)  Non cellular constituents
 * 5)  Organic matrix
 * 6)  Inorganic matrix

Bone physiology

 * 1)  Mineralization of bone
 * 2)  Calcium homeostasis
 * 3)  Bone resorption
 * 4)  Bone formation
 * 5)  Humoral regulation
 * 6)  Parathyroid hormone
 * 7) Calcitonin
 * 8) Vitamin D
 * 9)  Osteoprotegerin
 * 10) Other humoral factors