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TBL 5
Vertebral Column, Limbs, Cartilage and Bone
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Medical
Graduate
11/11/2011

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Term
Syndactyly
Definition
If two or more fingers or toes are fust.
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Polydactyly
Definition
Extra fingers or toes
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Achrondroplasia
Definition
Affects long bones. Most common form of dwarfism.
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Osteoarthritis
Definition
articular cartilage. Extracellular matrix degradation and altered chondrocyte metabolism. Loss of cartilage leads to bone on bone contact.
Term
Osteoporosis
Definition
Imbalance of bone remodeling.
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Osteomalacia
Definition
Vitamin D deficiency. Unmineralized osteoid tissue.
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Rickets
Definition
Child with reduced bone strength, bone pain, bowed legs, deformed skulls. Effects epiphyseal plates.
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Epiphyseal displacement
Definition
The plate in children is weaker than in adults. Plate dislocated instead of fracture.
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