many diseases caused by poor nutrition. One disease young children are at risk for is rickets. Rickets is caused by a vitamin D‚ calcium‚ and phosphorus deficiency. Rickets is the softening and weakening of the bones in children. Skeletal deformities and fractures can occur because the bones are so soft and weak. Rickets is seen during periods of rapid growth because during growth a great deal of vitamin D‚ phosphorus‚ and calcium are needed. “The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency‚ but lack
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elastic cartilage The colon is an organ included in which body system? Answer Integumentary Gastrointestinal Reproductive Which of the following is NOT connective tissue: Answer cartilage blood adipose bone skeletal muscle The categories of epithelial tissue membranes are: Answer synovial‚ cutaneous‚ and serous membranes synovial‚ mucous‚ and cutaneous membranes synovial‚ cutaneous‚ and mucous membranes synovial‚ mucous
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Osteoporosis exists; they have no knowledge of what this disease is about or how to prevent it. In the article “c-Maf and you won’t see fat” Laurie McCauley defines Osteoporosis as “a metabolic bone disease that results from an imbalance between the process of bone formation and bone resorption‚ leading to reduce bone mass and increased susceptibility to fracture.” And according to Matthew Taylor‚ in his article “Osteoporosis: An Opportunity to Serve” Osteoporosis was “only officially recognized as a disease
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The Bone Sparrow‚ written by Australian author Zana Fraillon‚ is a gripping‚ touching‚ and heart-wrenching novel for teenagers. The story takes place in the Asian country of Myanmar and is about children who are being treated unfairly in detention centers. Although this is a fictitious story‚ the places and events that occur are all too real. Subhi‚ the protagonist‚ is a ten-year old boy stuck with his family in a refugee camp. The camp guards‚ known as ‘Jackets‚’ treat their people very poorly
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Diseases in the Bone: |Diseases: |Cause |Symptoms |Treatment | |Osteoporosis |Loss of bone mass‚ ageing‚ bone density decrease‚ |Fracture (often first sign)‚ |Lifestyle changes – increase | | |weakened bones‚ menopause (drop in oestrogen)‚ bone |symptoms are not very |calcium intake‚ vitamin D | |
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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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1. Compare bone to cartilage tissues relative to its resilience‚ speed of regeneration and access to nutrients. Bone tissue is composed of mainly of calcium phosphate‚ making it very hard and resistance to compression‚ and It regenerates slower in comparison to cartilage. Bone is also a reservoir for minerals and has an interior that forms blood cells. Cartilage contains no blood vessels and relys on the surrounding connective tissue to bring in nutrients. 2. Describe in proper order the
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horse. It is composed of six bones (tarsal bones) that comprise four different joints. The uppermost or most proximal joint (tarsocrural) has the widest range of motion. The other three joints are less mobile (low motion joints) but do experience torsional forces that affect the overall health of the hock. Bone spavin usually affects the two most distal lower joints of the hock [distal intertarsal (DIT) and tarsometatarsal (TMT) joints]. What is bone spavin? Bone spavin is a common‚ often painful
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shall also discuss the effects these diseases would have on the everyday life of a small boned white female who is 84-years-old. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that can get worse with time. Your bones become fragile due to losing bone mineral density and bone mass. People do not realize this disease is occurring because they cannot feel their bones becoming weaker ("What is osteoporosis‚" 2011). Osteoporosis is most likely caused by three imbalances in the human body. Cause number one is a low
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skeletal system are: Support: Our bones provide the rigidity we need to function. Protection: The rigidity of our bones allows them to protect our internal organs from damage for example the rib cage and the skull. Movement: Without the strength of our bones we wouldn’t be able to move our muscles are anchored to our bones. Storage: Our bones are a storehouse for fat and certain essential minerals. Blood cell formation: Most of our blood components are made in the bones. Mineral homeostasis: stores
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