The Aging Musculoskeletal System The human musculoskeletal system is the organ system that gives humans the ability to physically move‚ by using the muscles and skeletal system. It consists of the muscular system and the human skeleton. Bones are connected to each other at the joints by ligaments or cartilage and skeletal muscle is attached to bones‚ usually by tendons. Bones mass or density is lost as people age‚ especially in women after menopause. The bone loses calcium and other minerals. Bone
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Introduction Osteoporosis means weak bones which are prone to fractures. Hip‚ spine and wrist are commonly involved sites. Clinical features There typically are no symptoms detected in the early stages of bone loss. But once your bones have been weakened by osteoporosis‚ you may have signs and symptoms that include: • Back pain‚ caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebra • Loss of height over time • A stooped posture • A bone fracture that occurs much more easily than expected Predisposing factors
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Skeletal Diseases “I Search” Paper Directions: This is not a typical research paper that can be copy/pasted/plagiarized. In this assignment‚ you will personalize your search for learning more about an Skeletal‚ or bone disease. Part I: What do you know about Skeletal Diseases? What do you want to find out? Part II: Why are you selecting this particular skeletal disease? Part III: Tell me the story of your search. How did you find your sources? What are your sources?
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The musculo skeletal system is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move‚ it provides stability‚ protection‚ movement and support to the body . It is also made up of bones‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ cartilage‚ joints and other connective tissue that binds tissues and organs together. The musculo skeletals job is to The skeletal system acts like a framework to support vital organs by keeping them place when doing vigourous sports‚ for example the vertebrae acts like a pillar and holds the
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Osteoporosis is a metabolic condition that is slow and progressive and leads to decreased bone mass. This disease is usually found in the elderly but can present in postmenopausal and estrogen-deficient women (Colbert‚ Ankney & Lee‚ 2013). Osteoporosis can affect any bone in the body but most commonly affects the hips and spine. The decreased bone mass causes weak bones which leads to fractures. Fractures in elderly patients with Osteoporosis can occur from normal activities such as walking and
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just drinking milk doesn’t mean that you won’t get osteoporosis. You may be genetically inclined to get it even though you drink milk every day. There are also many other things that contribute to getting osteoporosis‚ like not eating enough calcium‚ doing steroids causes bones to become weak and look like sponges when looking at it under a microscope. Scenarios A‚B‚ and C help to explain that it’s not just the calcium that can cause osteoporosis Scenario A: 1. The skeleton is a metabolically active
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Osteoporosis is a debilitating bone disease. The disease makes bones abnormally porous bone and compressible. Osteoporosis also makes bones weak and fragile. The porous bones resemble sponges‚ and the damage can cause serious injuries. Healthy bones have collagen‚ protein and calcium. They are also constantly being broken and replaced. When new bones are created at a slow rate‚ osteoporosis occurs. The disease usually affects the wrists‚ hips and forearm. Osteoporosis can be present without any prior
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Skeletal System The human skeletal system performs a number of key functions in the human body. The key functions of the human skeletal system are: Support: Our bones provide the rigidity we need to function. Protection: The rigidity of our bones allows them to protect our internal organs from damage for example the rib cage and the skull. Movement: Without the strength of our bones we wouldn’t be able to move our muscles are anchored to our bones. Storage: Our bones are a storehouse for fat
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+Amendments for D2: Skeletal muscles allows for many different types of muscle contractions such as eccentric‚ concentric‚ isometric and isokinetic. These muscles are voluntary and the contractions produced have a huge impact on Wilkinson’s game. For example when he is striking a ball his quadricep contracts concentrically to produce force onto the ball. The more powerful the muscle the bigger the contraction‚ therefore if Johnny improves the strength of his quadriceps his kicking distance could
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Shawn Johnson Mrs Saltsburg Human Anatomy 4-07-2013 Skeletal Disorders Leukemia: The condition of leukemia is when your bone marrow starts making abnormal white blood cells. Some of the symptoms include fever‚ headaches‚ joint pain‚ swollen spleen‚ and losing weight. To be diagnosed with leukemia‚ your white blood cells would be a high level and all the other blood cell levels would be lower then normal. The treatment for leukemia is chemotherapy( which uses medicine to kill the cancerous cells
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