Name: Heather Williams
Complete the following steps before answering the questions below:
1. Review the following clinical illustrations in ADAM: Clinical Illustrations Skeletal System- upper limb- radial head injury fracture types bone building exercise Muscular System – upper limb- active vs inactive
2. Review the Joints Case Study at the anatomy and physiology place.
3. Answer the questions below. You may use your text and any other resources you wish, please be sure to cite your sources! Submit your answers as a word document to the week 3 dropbox.
Questions:
1. List two factors that keep bones healthy. Describe in detail how these factors impact bone health.
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|Exercise and Vitamin D. When you do not exercise and have enough vitamin D, your bones become thin and fragile. Not only will |
|that happen, but your bones will tend to break or fracture easily. |
2. Describe the process of healing a fracture
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|A hematoma forms, The break is splinted by a fibrocartilage callus, The bony callus forms, lastly bone remodeling occurs. |
3. In the case study, what type of joint did Torin injure? What is the range of motion of this joint?
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|My plug-in was not working so I could not see the x-ray, but it seems that Torin may have dislocated her shoulder and the range of |
|motion for that joing can range from 0-90 degrees.