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-auto-immune disorder
-cartilage attacked
-inflammation, swelling, and pain
-final step is fusion of joint |
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-Degenerative joint disease:aging, wear, tear
-noninflammatory: only joint affected not synovial membrane
-deterioration of cartilage produces bone spurs that restrict movement
-pain upon awakening:dissapears with movement |
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-urate crystals build up in joints--pain
*waste product of DNA & RNA metabolism
*builds up in blood
*deposited in cartilage causing inflammation/swelling
-bones fuse
-middle-aged men with abnormal gene |
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| sheet or band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilage or supporting muscles/organs |
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| a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
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| a closed fluid filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body |
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