Cartilage

The knee is made up of four main things: bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. The knee is a ball in socket and the elbow is a relatively simple hinge joint which only allows flexion and extension. The radius is smaller of the two forearm bones and sits on the outside of the joint.As spoken about before the cruciate ligaments are made up of two types of ligaments, the anterior and the posterior. They are often referred to the ‘crucial’ ligaments because it is important that the help the knee…

bones, accounts for roughly 20% of the total mass of the skeleton, and has an open, honeycomb structure. It has a much lower Young’s modulus than cortical bone, and this graded modulus gradually matches the properties of the cortical bone to the cartilage that forms the articulating surface on the femoral head. The Bones of the skeleton protect the vital organs. The brain and eyes are protected by the skull, while the heart and lungs are protected by the ribcage. The skeleton also provides a…

also spread to the lungs and skull. It is primary called bone cancer, and when it is spread to another site it is called secondary or metastatic bone cancer. There are several types of bone cancer which includes. Chondrosarcoma, cancer of the cartilage. Ewing Sarcoma tumors that develop in the cavity of the legs and arm bones. Fibrosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma cancers that develop in soft tissue and tendons and ligaments bones of legs and arms. Lymphoma of the bone,…

What is the purpose of the hip pain treatment? What is the right treatment for a hipache is determined on the one hand by its causes, on the other hand also by the severity of the disease. PraxisVITA explains the factors that play a role. In addition to the causes of the complaints, the age and overall health of the patient also play a role in the treatment of hip pain. For example, at a osteoarthritis of the hip: In many cases, conservative therapy - that is, a hip pain treatment without…

body gait. There are some expected abnormal finding For Mrs. Runningbird base on her age and diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time. Although osteoarthritis can damage any joint in your body, the disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, knees, hips and spine. The patient may report pain with motion. Also, reduced…

individuals have more bones than adults do however as they grow, their bones begin to fuse together to form 206 bones that a fully developed adult has. Another thing that happens as a child grows is a process called “ossification” which is when the cartilage in the child's body turns into bone. This process is typically complete by the age…

Aging is an inevitable process that almost every human being must trek through. The aging process begins when a human is born and from that moment on the body and mind begin to age. By the time the body reaches seventy years of age there has already been breakdown of tissues. As the body ages not only does the body’s organs and or tissue as a whole deteriorate but the cells which make up these tissues die and decrease in functional abilities. Depending on how many cells die and are not replaced…

E-Cigarettes: The Safer Alternative to Cigarettes Almost every commercial you see after your favorite TV shows concerns an epidemic in America that affects adults and mostly teens: the addiction of cigarettes. The majority of American families have at least two or more family members that smoke cigarettes. But what are some of the methods that smokers use to stop their addiction? The common use is the nicotine patch or “cold turkey”, which usually doesn’t work. The use of e-cigarettes benefits…

ball, describe in depth which parts of the musculo skeletal system are involved in this movement and which structural parts provide support and protection of the vital organs. The musculo skeletal system consists of bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and joints, they all work together to provide the body support, protection and movement. The bones protect the body’s internal organs for example the rib cage protects the lungs, the skull protects the brain and the spine…

Could Godzilla exist? According to legendary pictures Godzilla is 355ft tall that’s 5 feet taller than the empire state building and weighs 90,000 tons. Imagine a cruise ship with legs standing up right. But it raises the question could a creature that big exist. At 90,000 tons Godzilla is a very big thing. Which would need about 250,000,000 calories a day and it is estimated that an adult human body has about 110,000 calories. So if Godzilla had taste for people he would have to eat 1,950…