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Give the meaning of the following terms
a) Prone
b) Medial
c) Posterior
d) Ipsilateral
Describe the position of the sagittal place
Give 4 functions of the skeleton
What are the four components of an osteon?
Describe the structure of spongy bone
What is the name of the cells that form new bone?
What is the name of the special place in a bone around which growth occurs?
What does the term appositional growth mean?
Give 2 ways in which parathyroid hormone increase blood calcium levels
What is the job of calcitonin?
Name the 5 parts of the axial skeleton
Name the 3 types of bone
Give example of Long bone
Give example of short bone
Give example of short bone
What is the function of the fontanelles?
How many intervertebral disc are there?
What is the medical name for the bone in the upper arm?
What is the medical name for the bigger bone in the lower leg?
Where are the phalanges located?
What does the term insertion mean?
What is suture and where would you find one
Give an example of a ball and socket joint
Where would you find a pivot joint
What is the main function of bursa?
What is the term used to describe moving a body part in a circle?
What does the term dorsiflexion mean?
What kind of structures appear white on an x-ray?
What does the term pathological fracture mean?
Why do women become more prone to osteoporosis after the menopause
Suggest 3 risk factors for osteoporosis
What is rickets?
Give 3 symptoms of hypercalcaemia
What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?
What is the main cause of scoliosis?
Whats the osteoarthritis conditions
rheumatoid arthritis
What is the main presenting symptom in gout?
Suggest 2 conditions that may be underlying in a gout sufferer
What is ankylosing spondylitis?
