Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which the bones become very brittle and weak. Even a little cough could fracture your bone. Causes: when you’re in your younger ages you constantly make new bone how much you store when you reach your peak can determine whether or not you develop osteoporosis. Risk factors of this disease are: • Your Sex‚ in which women are most likely to get it than men. • Your age‚ as you get older your body stops making “new bone”‚ so you will have a greater chance in getting
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Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak & brittle due to low bone mass & bone tissue deterioration. Chronic & progressive Most common origin of bone disease in U.S. Fractures transpire easily. Primary cause of fractures in elderly. Bone formation should match bone resorption. Osteoblasts Build (form) new bone & generate organic matrix & mineralize bone. Osteoclasts Breaks down bone & cause bone resorption. Osteocytes Maintain bone by directing when/where bone remodeling is to occur. Parathyroid
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disease characterized by low bone density‚ which can lead to an increased risk of bone fractures1. Osteoporosis is closely linked to bone remodeling2‚ an adaptive process which maintains bone tissue integrity throughout one’s lifetime3. This process is carried out by specialized groups of bone cells known as basic multicellular units (BMUs) which dictate the processes of coupled bone breakdown and bone formation.3 During osteoporosis‚ this bone turnover rate accelerates and bone remodeling is shifted towards
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What causes osteoporosis? In childhood‚ bones grow and repair very quickly‚ but this process slows as you get older. Bones stop growing in length between the ages of 16 and 18‚ but continue to increase in density until you are in your late 20s. From about the age of 35‚ you gradually lose bone density. This is a normal part of ageing‚ but for some people it can lead to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fractures. Other things that increase the risk of developing osteoporosis include: diseases
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Bone Marrow Biopsy Introduction Bone marrow is the spongy material found in the center of most large bones in the body. The different cells that make up blood are made in the bone marrow. Bone marrow produces red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets. Along with a biopsy (the sampling of mostly solid tissue or bone)‚ an aspiration (the sampling of mostly liquid) is often done at the same time. * Why the procedure is performed: A bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedure is done for
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Project 1.2.3: Bone Detectives Introduction When we think of bones‚ we most often think of the way in which these hard structures support the body‚ how they work with muscles to produce movement and how they protect our internal organs. But the 206 bones of the human skeleton can also tell a story. The specific structure of your bones reveals information about your gender‚ your height‚ your age and even your ethnicity. These biological clues are often the first pieces of evidence scientists
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Although‚ just like the story’s protagonist‚ “Wonder” is different because it is written from different character’s perspectives throughout the story who tell us more about August. The perspectives of Jack‚ Via and August will be discussed in this essay. The author includes the perspective of Jack. He is August’s best friend until he betrays him in the Chapter the Bleeding Scream. On page 77‚ the author wrote: “He put his fingers on the cheeks and eyes
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Written in Bone‚ Sally M. Walker‚ develops many central ideas over the course of the text. One central idea is forensic anthropologists explore bones to tell the stories of the past . Another central idea is forensic anthropology is the study of human skeletal remains to understand the life and death of people in the past. The author develops these central ideas using explanations telling us how they are made using captions and photographs of Doug Owsley and more people studying bones and graves
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reader and never fails to recognise the author’s effort when writing a book. Having always enjoyed the books recommended in the ERP reading list‚ I felt compelled to recommend the book‚ Wonder by Raquel Jaramillo‚ also known under the pen name of R. J. Palacio‚ to be added to the reading list for P6 mainstream students when I finished reading it. I found it to be such a heartwarming read from the shifting points of view to character development‚ vocabulary‚ and theme. The book is artistically woven
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Bone Marrow Donor Angels Do you know what it is like to get the news that a nine year old boy in your family has leukemia and only has six months to live? When we got the news of Jacob’s Leukemia‚ my Aunt Sharon ran outside in the rain and started screaming and crying. She had always dreamed of seeing Jacob graduate from college and be at his wedding. Now what would you do if I told you that you could help save Jacob’s life or someone else’s life with a marrow donation which your body regenerates
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