Perthes Disease Perthes Disease‚ also known as Legg-Calve Perthes Disease is a childhood disorder that affects the head of the femur bone‚ where it connects to the hip bone. Begins in childhood and affects boys more than girls between the ages 4-8 and is more common in Caucasian children than those of an ethnic back round. Usually it only affects one hip‚ but in 10% of some cases it affects both. This is not an infectious disease‚ so other children in the house won’t be affected. It occurs when
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OSTEOPOROSIS BONE PAPER Osteoporosis being the most common bone disease to have been often called a “Silent Disease” because Osteoporosis progresses without people’s knowledge due not showing any symptoms of the disease until a fracture happens due to your bones being brittle and weak. Even if you’re being told that drinking milk that contains calcium can help prevent Osteoporosis it isn’t going to magically disappear from your developing of it. To completely understand how to fully
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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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1.)Which minerals are stored in bones? Solid mineral crystals in your bones impart them with the strength and rigidity to support your body and withstand powerful physical stresses. Calcium and phosphorus are the most abundant minerals in your bones‚ together forming calcium phosphate crystals. Your bones contain roughly 99 percent of the calcium and 85 percent of the phosphorus in your body. Other minerals stored in your bones include magnesium and fluoride. 2.)Which type of bone provides a
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Shoulder Joint Anatomy Shoulder joint is a complex multi-dimension joint in the human body‚ also known as the “ball-and-socket”. The fact behind the label of this joint that it’s very mobile and it can be easily injured. For example‚ people can suffer instability of the glenohumeral joint by posture‚ sports‚ or normal due to aging. Shoulder joint has multiple bones‚ ligaments‚ tendons and muscles to maintain equilibrium. The bones are scapula‚ humerus‚ clavicle and sternum. Moreover‚ these bones
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Journal Article Critique I chose to read the article‚ “Osteoporosis in multiple sclerosis” written by Andrew P Hearn and Eli Silber. It is an understanding about osteoporosis and the connection it might have with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to patients that do not have multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disability that affects a great amount of young adults. The longer a person has multiple sclerosis‚ the more the person loses strength in there bones. Osteoporosis occurs
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A&P I: Bone Tissue Study Packet This activity is optional and is meant to help you study. The purpose of this activity is to get you looking through your notes and thinking about the testable material. An answer key is not available‚ so please contact Dr. Greco if you have any issues. Feel free to send this packet to Dr. Greco for feedback. For question 1 & 2‚ what bone region is being identified?: 1.__Epipysis_______________________________ 2.__Diaphysis(shaft)_____________________________
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Axial head‚ neck‚ & trunkskeleton of the torso & skull Appendicular upper & lower limbsskeleton of the appendages Long Bones have long longitudinal axes and expanded endsEx. forearm‚ thigh bones‚femur Short Bones somewhat cubelike‚ with their lengths and widths roughly equalEx. carpals(wrist)‚ ankles Flat Bones platelike structures with broad surfacesEx. ribs‚ scapulae‚ some skull bones Irregular Bones have variety of shapes and are usually connected to
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Osteoporosis is a disease where the bone density and the quality of the bone is reduced in individuals‚ which leads to a higher risk of fractures. Osteoporosis in women and the elderly the cause more serious issues which makes them frail and more likely to become injured. There are nearly 9 million incidents reported annually of fractures that are directly related to Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis accounts for 70-80% of all fractures sustained by women suffering from it. This makes osteoporosis a significant
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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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