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Lateral curvature of the spine.
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What what are bone
What is scoliosis? 2
cells comprised of?
, 3 Flexion What is
4
thermoregulation?
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What is Is when the back forms a hunched
Kyphosis? shape
What is scoliosis? Lateral curvature of the spine.
What is Nuetral The spine forms an S shape when
spine alignment? viewed from the side.
Osteoblasts which form bone by
What what are
secreting collagen.
bone cells
Osteoclasts, which dissolve bone
comprised of?
mineral.
the length of the bone determines
Leverage
how much leverage you have
Bones at the pelvis and legs are
Weight bearing strong and thick so they can take
weight of skeleton.
Vital organs are protected from
Protection
damage due to bone.
, What are the Source of red blood cell production,
function of a long Enable large movement and acts a
bone? levers
Types of Bone long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid
What is the Increase stability, weight bearing and
function of a absorbs shock.
short bone?
What is the Easy joint movement and resist
function of the friction.
sesamoid bones?
Protect vital organs and enables
Functions of flat
muscle attachment and produce
bones
blood cells.
Categories of Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial
joints in the body
What are the Ball and socket, hinge, pivot, gliding,
types of synovial saddle, and condyloid.
joints?
What what are Muscle, bone, bursa, articular
the components cartillage, synovial fluid, synovial
of the synovial membrane, joint capsule, synovial
joint? membrane, ligament and tendon.
What is the reduces friction and absorbes shock.
function of
articular
cartilage?