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What role do movable joints play in the body?
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Movable joints allow the body 2 make a wide range of movements.
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What causes osteoperosis? |
Mineral loss
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List five important functions that the skeleton performs in the body.
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Your skeleton has 5 major functions. It provides shape and support. Enables you to move, protects all internal organs, produces blood cells, stores certain materials until you need them.
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Know all the layers of a bone...
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First is the bone\outer membrane, then is the compact bone, inside this is spoungy bone,and then the bone marrow, also blood vessels
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What is an MRI and why is it better than an xray? worse?
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Mri- a large cylinder that contains electro magnets
better- doesent damage cells clear pictures at any angle of tissue and muscle injuries. worse- cant see broken bones exteremely expensive. |
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WHAT ARE X-RAYS?
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A form of energy that travels in waves.
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How can you keep your bones strong
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You can keep a balanced diet and get regular excercise.
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what are the movable joints?
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ball and socket joint- allows greatest range of motion. Ex: shoulder, hip.
Pivot joint- limited ability to turn. Ex: neck Hinge joint- allows exstensive forward and backward motion. Ex: knee Gliding joint- allows one bone to slide over the other. Ex: wrist |
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What are three common bone and joint injuries?
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Fracture: Break in the bone
Sprain: when ligaments tear in places. Dislocation: when a bone comes out of its joint. |
