consisting of 4 bones and an extensive network of ligaments and muscles. What is the scientific name of this joint? The knee joints that make up the knee are split into three parts. The femur meets the tibia to form the main knee joint. This joint has an inner called medial and an outer called lateral compartment. The patella joins the femur to form a third joint‚ called the patellofemoral joint. The patella protects the front of the knee joint. What bones make up this joint? The Bones that make up
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Symbolism in The Farming of Bones Edwidge Danticat’s novel‚ The Farming of Bones is an epic portrayal of the relationship between Haitians and Dominicans under the rule of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo leading up to the Slaughter of 1937. The novel revolves around a few main concepts‚ these being birth‚ death‚ identity‚ and place and displacement. Each of the aspects is represented by an inanimate object. Water‚ dreams‚ twins‚ and masks make up these representations. Symbolism is consistent
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As we age‚ maintenance of bone health and prevention of osteoporosis go hand-in-hand. With this in mind‚ please list one lifestyle factor and one dietary factor that contribute to healthy bones. Changing your sleep habits could have an effect on healthy bones as well as stress. I picked these two because I struggle with this myself and it’s hard when you a college student and sleep and stress are definitely a factor. Vitamin was the one I picked for the dietary factor because first all I like getting
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body. It is made up of three things; bones‚ cartilage and joints. Without these three things we would just be a heap of skin‚ muscle and internal organs. The skeleton is made up of 206 bones that are separated into two groups. Firstly‚ the Axial Skeleton. The Axial skeleton is made up of 80 different bones whereas the Appendicular skeleton is made up of 126 bones. The Axial Skeleton The axial is a particular part of the skeleton that is made up of the bones in the head and trunk of a vertebrate
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CHAPTER 6- The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue Choose the single best answer to each of the following questions. 1) All of the following tissues are found in bones EXCEPT: A) muscle tissue B) bone C) dense connective tissue D) adipose tissue E) nervous tissue Answer: A Reference: Page 172‚ Introduction Level of Difficulty: Medium 2) The components of the skeletal system are the A) bones B) cartilages associated with bones C) tendons D) A and B are correct. E) A‚
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Bone Cancer Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant‚ but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer‚ the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone‚ whilst in secondary‚ the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas‚ Ewing’s sarcomas‚ and
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Bone cancer can be primary bone canceror secondary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer started in the bone; the cancer initially formed in the cells of the bone‚ while secondary cancer started elsewhere in the body and spread to the bone. Examples of primary bone cancer include steosarcoma‚ Ewing sarcoma‚ malignant fibrous histiocytoma‚ and chondrosarcoma. According to the National Cancer Institute‚ USA‚ it is estimated that by the end of 2010 there will have been 2‚650 new cases and 1‚450 deaths
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Chapter 10 Muscle The muscular system helps in providing the movement for bones and in doing so allows the body to make complex movements. Muscle is one of the four types of primary tissue. The three kind of muscle tissue that make up the human body are: skeletal muscle‚ smooth muscle‚ and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscle is voluntary and are usually found attached to bones where they help to produce movement of the skeleton. Smooth muscle is involuntary and are usually found in the walls of the
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I learned that osteomalacia means soft bones‚ and that is exactly what the disease is. The mineralization in the bones does not happen properly‚ causing bones to be made up of a collagen matrix with no mineralization covering. This causes bones to be soft‚ making it hard to put any pressure on them at all. People experiencing this will have constant‚ or almost constant‚ pain in bones and ligaments. Osteomalacia can also cause partial fractures in the bones due to weakness. In some cases‚ even muscle
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where each major type of tissue can be found in the body (p.95) * Epithelial- covers body surfaces‚ cover and lines internal organs‚ compose glands * Connective- widely distributed throughout body * Muscle- attached to bones‚ in the walls of hollow organs‚ heart * Nervous- brain‚ spinal cord‚ nerves 3. A general characteristic of epithelial tissue is that ___________. (p. 95) f. Numerous blood vessels are present g. Cells are spaced apart
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