The composition of bone mostly consist of inorganic material and collagen fibers. The macroscopic structures of bone is Compact bone‚ Cancellous bone‚ Epiphysis‚ Diaphysis‚ Periosteum‚ Red bone marrow‚ yellow bone marrow‚ and the articular cartilage (Doitpoms.com). Collagen is a triple helix structured protein that is the most prominent protein in the skeletal system. Bones consist of two distinct types of bone tissue such as cancellous and cortical bone. Cancellous bone is also known as spongy bone
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What is Titanium? It is the 22nd element on the periodic table and labeled Ti. Titanium is strong‚ light‚ and rustproof which is what makes it so important and diverse. The original application for this metal was in the military aerospace industry specifically because of its efficiencies in structural qualities‚ a result of titanium’s strength and density. It has become the metal of choice for many different applications. According to Titanium Industries‚ Inc.‚ Titanium was actually first used
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What is Osteopetrosis and how to treat it? Osteopetrosis is the marble bone disease which is also termed as ‘Schonberg Disease’. This is the kind of bone disorder where the bones become denser and harder due to genetic factors or even external factors. When compared to other kinds of bone disorders where certain bones become harder while others remain soft‚ in Osteopetrosis the bones of the entire body becomes denser. The major cause behind this abnormality is an imbalance in the formation or breakdown
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Title: Menopause and Hair Loss Word Count: 585 Summary: Tired of losing your hair and having in thin out all over? FInd out what natural remedies can help for hair loss as a result of menopause. Keywords: menopause‚hair loss Article Body: The onset of menopause can often lead to hair loss and has long been a part of aging that many women fear the most. These days many more women are also experiencing thinning and bald spots as they mature‚ and both men and women are reaching out for new solutions
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The Home Care Aide and Common Foot Issues (Bunions‚ Fungal Infections‚ Etc.) It is estimated that nearly 90 percent of Americans will have foot pain at some time in their lives‚ and one-third of seniors over 65 live with foot pain on a daily basis. In fact‚ according to Healthinaging‚ foot pain is one of the most common complaints among seniors. Not only do are painful feet unpleasant to have‚ but they can also be a safety hazard. When feet hurt‚ it is harder to walk and the pain may throw off
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As we all know‚ there are hundreds of medically diagnosed diseases. Ranging from skeletal‚ muscular‚ pulmonary‚ neurological‚ integumentary‚ autoimmune‚ blood borne‚ etc. Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) is one of the many diseases pertaining to the skeletal system. You may have also heard of osteoarthritis‚ wear and tear arthritis‚ or degenerative arthritis. This is the most common type of arthritis. Degenerative joint disease is unique and dangerous. DJD can be caused by injury to a joint‚ or can
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Bone Breakdown Before taking a human anatomy and physiology class people think of a bone as a simple structural part of the body. When in reality bones are very complex and can be classified into multiple groups. The many groups they are classified into are their shapes. There are four main shapes of bones to be classified as; long‚ short‚ flat‚ and irregular. All these classifications are especially different but two of them are somewhat similar; being the long and short bones. The long bone
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Sport Injuries Fractures A bone fracture is a condition in where there is a break or crack of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress on the bone Fractures can occur in any bone in the body. There are different types of fractures for example a clean break to the bone that does not damage surrounding tissue or tear through the skin is known as a closed fracture. On the other hand‚ one that damages surrounding skin or tissue is known as an open fracture. This
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Sports Extracurricular activities are extremely important in the development of children and young adults. Kids need daily activities outside of school in order to have a variety of interests and keep busy. Physical activity is especially important for children‚ so what better than to play a sport? Sports provide a number of benefits for youth such as staying fit‚ building social skills and relationships‚ and finally learning personal values. Playing sports regularly allows for children to
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Your 80 year-old great aunt‚ Persis‚ was placing a canning jar on the top shelf of her pantry when she stepped awkwardly off the stool and twisted her leg at the hip. She felt a sharp pain in her hip and‚ after collapsing to the floor‚ found she could no longer stand. She was taken to the emergency room where an X ray showed that the neck of her femur was fractured. More detailed X ray images revealed reduced bone mass in the head and neck regions of the injured femur‚ in the ends of other long bones
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