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Skeletal System
The skeletal system provides definite shape and mechanical support to the body, and it also helps in movement and locomotion. Ask questions about the skeletal system and bones here.
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What instruments did the Incas use when doing a skull surgery?
well you see first they would have straped the patient down to try and restrain them then they would insert a drill type mecanism and simply drill into the skull
What is the bone between the knee and the hip?
As it appears like a single bone there,,actually its nt kinda dat... Der r two bones.. Tibia and Fibula ... Stronger 1 is Tibia nd weaker one is Fibula.
Which is the name for a broken bone?
A broken bone is often called a "fracture" or "bone fracture". Some examples from the Wikipedia entry on bone fracture.
* Complete Fracture- A fracture in which bone fragments separate completely. * Incomplete Fracture- A fracture in which the bone fragments are still partially joined. * Linear Fracture- A fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis. * Transverse Fracture- A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis. * Oblique Fracture- A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. * Compression Fracture-A fracture that usually occurs in the vertebrae. * Spiral Fracture- A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted. * Comminuted Fracture- A fracture causing many fragments. * Compacted Fracture- A fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * Open Fracture- A fracture when the bone reaches the skin * Bug fracture- A fracture when the bone is in place, but the fracture has the appearance of a crushed insect.
Why does bone tissue heal quickly?
It is easier for the bones of children to heal faster than adults because their bones are still in the process of growing. Up to about 18-19 years of age, the bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) are more abundant in both number and activity, than is seen on older adults. Starting as young as age 30, the body may begin to decline in its ability to maintain bone density and healing. Cells within the body are constantly working to remove broken down bone particles, and replacing them with new ones. As an individual ages, this process slows down, resulting in a longer healing time for adults.
In children their bones are made of red bone marrow which produces blood. Blood helps bones regenerate. After a certain period, their bones are filled with yellow bone marrow (which produces fat). Therefore the regeneration process slows down. XD
Which exercise can make your legs long?
Squats Well, squats are a good place to start but if you're going for a well rounded fitness and appearance it's a little more involved. There are several exercises, besides squats, that will help achieve this goal including calf raises, dead lift, one-legged squats, power cleans and some stationary flexion and extension machine exercises. The key is combining all of the above, mixing it up to keep your body from adapting to specific exercises, and working at higher weights and lower repetitions. Remember, this is for building muscle mass in particular.
What are the most common injuries to the bone?
The top ten are:
1. Muscle Pull
2. Neck Pain
3. Shoulder Impingement
4. Lower Back Strain
5. Tennis Elbow
6. Runner's Knee
7. Shin Splints
8. Ankle Sprain
9. Achilles Tendinitis
10. Arch Pain
What are the skull main function?
The skull protects the brain from injury and gives shape to the head. Without the skull your brain and other organs would fold in on themselves.
What does opacification in the ethmoid and mazillary sinuses mean?
Opacification of the ethmoid air cells means that there is thickened, cloudy mucus in the ethmoidal sinuses. The ethmoidal sinuses are located in the ethmoid bone of the skull. There are two each on the left and right side. This finding is consistent with sinusitis.
The pelvic area is the area around the reproductive organs. The pelvic area consists of the pelvis, which protects the reproductive organs.
What is the function of the funny bone?
Your elbow is called a funny bone because of the strange feeling you get when you hit it. It is almost a tingling sensation.
The most numerous and moveable joint in our body?
Two joints which are major contenders for "biggest joint" when you take a first glance at the human skeleton, are the hip joint and the knee joint. At first, the HIP looks really big compared to the knee, but when you actually look at the part of the hip that is really considered to be the joint and compare that to the part of the knee that is really considered the joint, you can see that the knee joint is bigger (the place where the bones meet/articulate). So, the knee joint is the biggest joint in the body.
What holds the joints together?
The pubic joint, or symphysis pubis, is a tough piece of fibrocartilage that holds the 2 coxal bones together.
What is the strongest bone in the body?
A previous wiki answer by jpkeith:
The Femur. It is, incidentally, also the largest bone in the entire body.
What is happens to your body when you get older?
When you get older, your skin gets more stretchy and more saggy. Like a piece of paper, it gets more wrinkles and can rip more easily over time. But since the human skin is stretchy, it doesn't rip. Or does it?
It loses elasticity and has decreased ability to renew cells with age. This results in wrinkles, age spots, and sagging.
There are two types of aging for the skin. There is the intrinsic (internal) aging, which is caused by factors within your own body, such as genes and body condition; and extrinsic (external) aging, which is caused by factors outside your body, such as sunlight and lifestyle. Common Signs of Aging:
Skin becomes rougher.
Skin develops lesions such as benign tumors.
Skin becomes slack. The loss of the elastic tissue (elastin and collagen) in the skin with age causes the skin to hang loosely.
Skin becomes more transparent as we age. This is caused by thinning of the epidermis (surface layer of the skin).
Skin becomes more fragile as we age. This is caused by a flattening of the area where the epidermis and dermis (layer of skin under the epidermis) come together.
Skin becomes more easily bruised. This is due to thinner blood vessel walls as we age.
Aging or, ageing is a process that affects every person. Moreover, it is the most normal process that affects humans both, physically and psychologically. Furthermore, many psychological changes may happen as we grow old which may be both, positive and negative. However, it is a process that happens throughout life but, it is primarily noticed during transition from middle age to old age. Besides, nobody wants to deprive from the pleasures of youth, and grow old. But, this process starts showing signs on our skin or, health, which is when we seek for the ways to prevent aging.
There are many anti-aging diets, which people can use, but the question is which of these schemes work? The most visible signs of aging usually occur on the face. Wrinkles on the head and eyes, with loosening of the skin are most serious. Genes May be a factor, as the age of a person, too. But no matter how our genes, if you do not know how to take care of our body, we were unable to age gracefully.
Describe at least two ways the skeletal system interacts with the other body systems?
skeletal system affects other body systems in many ways. such as it affects circulatory system because red blood marrow in bone bone makes blood
What is the bottom of your arm called?
There are 18-19 muscles between wrist and elbow (15% of people may not have palmaris longus). One Muscle is called Flexor Carpi Ulnaris; this pulls the wrist so the palm comes to face the forearm (flexion) and the little finger comes towards the forarm (adduction).
Does the human nose have bones?
Actually the nose does have bones...
The root of the nose - between the eyes - is the nasal parts of the frontal bone (forehead bone). This bone is called the ethmoid. There are then 2 nasal bones a little lower (you can feel how solid your nose is at the top - definitely bone! Not the tip, the top). The rest of the nose is mainly cartilage. There is, however, a bony part to the nasal septum (the part that separates the nostrils) too. Again, you can feel this.
The human nose is constructed of cartilage; it does not contain bones.
How do you get a collar bone back in place?
Dislocated collar bone is probably not the best term to use. You can have an AC joint separation which causes the collar bone look "popped up", which really causes the acromiom to be depressed. Or you can separate your clavicle from the sternum, which is less common. Either where there are criteria for clavicle fractures and AC joint separations to follow for treatment of these injuries. Typically it involves rest and physical therapy. In less cases, patients are taken to surgery if there is some rotational component, great amount of shortening, or disruption in the skin.
What are the basic functions of the musculoskeletal system?
The musculo-skeletal system serves as a means of structure and movement for the body. It holds things in place, and lets us move.
Musculo (muscles)
Skeletal (bones)
Musculoskeletal = muscle and bone system. Basically everything that isn't an organ or nerve.
What is the natural opening into or through a bone?
A foramen (plural foramina) is the medical term meaning an opening in the bone through which vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass.
