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| A disorder of bone growth that causes the most common type of dwarfism |
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| a procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. |
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| Bone mineral density test (BMD) |
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| measures the density of minerals (such as calcium) in your bones using a special X-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan. This information is used to estimate the strength of your bones. |
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| is a nuclear scanning test to find certain abnormalities in bone that are triggering the bone's attempts to heal. |
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| The correction of a bone fracture by manipulation without an incision into the skin. |
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| Dual energy xray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
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| A procedure that uses a very small amount of radiation to measure changes in the bone density; as small as 1 % |
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| The correction of a bone fraction by making an incision into the skin and rejoining the fractured bone parts often by mechanical means. |
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| Doctors that deal with the deformities of bones or muscles. |
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| osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) |
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| An inherited (genetic) disorder characterized by extreme fragility of bones; also known as brittle bone disease |
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| Acute or chronic bone infection |
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| A rare hereditary bone disorder in which bones become overly dense |
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| A type of cancer that starts in the bones |
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| A chronic disorder that can result in enlarged and misshapen bones due to abnormal bone destruction and regrowth |
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| set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the spine and skeletal system |
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| (aka processes) that grow out from the bone |
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| (cavities) that indent the bone |
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| bony expansion on a narrow neck |
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| smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
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| What are the 5 basic functions of the skeletal system? |
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| 1- support 2-protection 3- blood cell production 4- movement 5-mineral storage |
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| The skeleton provides the framework for the body. Bones provide the basic shape and structure for the body. What do you think we would look like if we didn't have bones? Pretty silly right? |
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| The skeleton protects organs in the body. Bones can cover and protect many of out major organs. They are like an armor that protects our insides. |
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| Inside of the long bones in our bodies, there is a cavity that is filled with a substance called Bone Marrow. In this tissue, new blood cells are produced, and damaged blood cells are repaired. Red bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells and other blood elements. |
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| The bones are the levers that help the body move in different directions and in different ways. The bones by themselves can't move without the muscles that are connected to them. |
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| Mineral is a substance that the body needs to carry out all of our bodily functions like thinking, breathing and moving around. |
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| What is one thing that the bones need to become strong? |
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