Chapter 6 The Skeletal System: Bones and Joints PART I * A born baby has about 276 bones while an adult has 206 bones‚ this is because as you grow some bones join together in a single bone. * Bones are 20% of your weight. * The Skeletal System consist of: * Bones * Cartilages * Tendons * Ligaments * Joints * Functions of the skeletal system -bones perform various anatomic (mechanical) & physiologic function. They: 1. Stabilize‚ provide shape & support the
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from one body region to another. Location and Structure * Small‚ dark red organs with a kidney-bean shaped lie against the dorsal body wall in a retroperitoneal position in the superior lumbar region. The kidneys extend from the T12 to the L3 vertebra: thus they receive some protection from the lower part of the rib cage. Because it is crowded by the liver‚ the right kidney is positioned slightly lower than the left. The kidney is convex laterally and has a medial indentation called the renal
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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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Summers’ not over till the sun goes down. Trapped in waves that have tormented the minds of younger weary travelers’ since the begging of time‚ they sat pleasurably on the back of a shriveling tree. Click‚ click. Tap. Pause….. “Now that can’t be right.” Shifting through pages upon pages made fox-copper locks fall to Marie’s flushed complexion. She ran her fingers through her hair and she stared quite blankly into the pages in front of her‚ making her scrunched face again. She’s back at it with her
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as compression of the neurovascular structures in the interscalene tri-angle‚ as it exits the thoracic girdle. The bony anatomy of thoracic outlet‚ which will be discussed in further detail‚ can be defined by the space between the first thoracic vertebra‚ first rib‚ and manubrium of the sternum.1 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is not specific in determining the struc-ture being compressed. The clinical signs are variable due to the variety of tissue and entrapment locations‚ thus leading to its categorization
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BIOL 2010: Anatomy and Physiology I CNS Injury: Brain vs Spinal Cord Directions: Read the case study below and complete the questions at the end. You will form small groups in class to collaborate and produce your final answer. < hr noshade="noshade" />Brain vs. Spinal Cord: A Directed Case Study in CNS Injury (modified from a case study by Patrick Field‚ Kean University and Tom Cappaert‚ Central Michigan University) Dr. Green and Dr. Carter were nearing the end of the first year
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ANATOMY OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: STOMACH & SMALL INTESTINE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES HEALTH CAMPUS UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA OBJECTIVES At the end of this lecture‚ the students should understand: 1) Introduction to Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract 2) Gross Anatomy of Stomach 3) Relations Blood Supply‚ Lymphatic Drainage & Nerve Relations‚ Supply Supply of Stomach 4) Gross Anatomy of Small Intestine 5) Bl d Supply‚ Lymphatic Drainage & Nerve Supply of Blood S l L h i D i N S l f
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seizure. Although not every state has this law‚ if this law is not intact they leave it up to the shelter or neighborhood. The estimated amount of animals that are used in tests‚ research‚ and education is more than 25 million animals that have a vertebra or back bone. The most frequent animals that are used which are stated by The Humane Society of The United Statesare as follows: “mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ rabbits‚ guinea pigs‚ hamsters‚ dogs‚ primates‚ and cats” (4).Mice and rats are neglected from burn
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bones 7. Which bone is a part of the appendicular skeleton? A. scapula B. vertebra C. parietal D. mandible 8. Which suture is between the occipital and parietal bones? A. squamous B. lambdoidal C. sagittal D. coronal 9. Mastoiditis is the inflammation of a sinus within the ______ bone(s). A. maxillae B. frontal C. sphenoid D. temporal 10. Which skull bone articulates with the first vertebra? A. temporal B. occipital C. sphenoid D. ethmoid 11. The upper parts of
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Posture and alignment → Lulu Edith Sweigard condensed Todd’s findings and came up with “The Nine Lines of Movement” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B2KZQBO1Wk lengthen the spine downward shorten distance between mid front pelvis and 12th thoracic vertebra from top of the sternum to top of the spine narrow the rib cage widen the back of the pelvis narrow the front of the pelvis from center of knee to center of femoral joint from big toe to heel lengthen the central axis of the trunk upward
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