Title: Mechanotransduction Quiz

Fill in the missing words

Q: Bone [...] to the loads under which it is placed. If loading increases, bone [...] (increases/decreases) and if loading decreases, bone [...] (increases/decreases). The mechanism for adaptation is a 4-stage cell-mediated process called [...]:

1. [...] is the conversion of physiological [...] into mechanical [...].

2. [...] is the conversion of cell-sensed mechanical signals into a [...] response.

3. [...] is the resultant downstream [...] within and between cells.

4. [...] of osteoblasts and osteoclasts resulting in the build-up, [...], or resorption of bone matrix.
A: adapts; increases; decreases; mechanotransduction; Mechanocoupling; loads; signals; Biochemical coupling; biochemical; Signal transmission; signaling; Effector response; remodeling