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A bone disorder found most often in the aged and resulting in the bones becoming porous and light?
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osteoporosis
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The porous bone found in the ends of long bones is called?
epiphyses
Why are spongy bones spongy?
Spongy bones are not literally spongy. These bones are just extremely porous giving the appearance of looking like spongy material.
Does a human have more muscles or bones in the body?
The bones are dense, porous and calcified tissue that make up the skeleton and are hard/solid. The muscles are organs made of fibrous tissue and are contractile, meaning they can lengthen and shorten.
What is the bone disease degenerative disorder characterized by thinning bones?
osteoporosis
What is the nature of decalcified bones what was removed and what impact did it have on the bone?
If it is diffuse decalcification in children, it is called as Rickets. It is called as osteomalacia in the adult. If it is patchy decalcification, it is called as osteoporosis. Bones becomes weak as a result of these changes.
What is the disorder in which bones are porous and thin but bone composition is normal?
osteoporosis
Which refers to a bone disorder found most often in the aged and resulting in the bones becoming porous and light?
Osteopenia refers to a marked loss of bone density.Osteoporosis refers to a marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity commonly associated with aging.
What is a condition resulting from a calcium deficiency which is characterized by porous brittle bones?
ostoperosis
What are the symptoms of osteporosis?
abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
What is the root word of porous?
bones
What is deceases?
a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
What is oesteoporsis decease?
a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
What does Having porous bones mean?
While the word porous isn't generally used in medical terminology, -porotic is the medical terminology combining form meaning porous. For instance, osteoporotic means a condition of more porous bones.
The porous bone found in the ends of long bones is called?
epiphyses
Why are spongy bones spongy?
Spongy bones are not literally spongy. These bones are just extremely porous giving the appearance of looking like spongy material.
What is the disease in which the bones become less dense?
Oseteoporosis. "Osteo" is the root word meaning "bones", and the "porous" part indicates that the bones aren't as solid as they should be.
Why are bones so lihgt?
Hollow light weight bones means less weight, which results in a bird using less energy to fly and making it easier for the bird to take off from the ground.
