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Orthopedic surgeons

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Medical doctors who deal with the prevention and correction of injuries of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments

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Osteopathic physician

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Earned a doctor of osteopathic degree and receive additional training in the musculoskeletal system, and how it affects the whole body

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Chiropractor

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Focus on the manual adjustment of joints, particularly the spine in order to maintain and restore health

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Physical therapist

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Evaluate and treat pain, disease or injury by physical therapeutic measures as opposed to medical or surgical measures

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Physical therapist assistant

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Work under the direction of a physical therapist to assist patients with their physical therapy

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Orthopedic technologist and technician

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Orthopedic surgeons and treating patient

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Podiatrist

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Practitioner and the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of the foot

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For components of the skeletal system

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Bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments

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What does your skeletal system provide?

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Support , protection, blood formation, mineral storage, detoxification(removes lead radium from blood) release hormone called osteocalcin (increases insulin secretion, and reduces store of fat)

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DO

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Doctor of osteopathy

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MD

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Doctor of medicine

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DC

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Dr. of chiropractic

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PT

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Physical therapist

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Chiropractic

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Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculo skeletal system

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Orthopedic

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Pertaining to the correction and cure of deformities and diseases of the musculoskeletal system

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-ped-

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child

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orth/o

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Straight

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Osteocalcin

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A hormone produced by bone cells

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oste/o

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Bone

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Classification of bones

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Long (longer than they are wide like fingers and toes),
short (nearly as long as they are wide like the kneecap),
flat (like the bones of the skull and ribs),
irregular (like the vertebrae)

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Femur

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Long bone of the thigh

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Periosteum

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Covers the outer surface of all bones, protects the bones and anchors blood vessels and nerves the bone surface

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What’s the system of small canals called that supply blood to bones because of the blood vessels that travel through them

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Haversian canals

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cortex

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Outer portion of an organ, such as bone

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Diaphysis

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The shaft of a long bone

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What does the medulla contain?

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Bone marrow a fatty tissue an adults

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Epiphysis

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Expanded area at the proximal and distal end of a long bone to provide increased surface area for attachment of ligaments and tendons

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-physis

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growth

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haversian canals

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Vascular canals in bone

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Marrow

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Fatty blood forming tissue in the cavity of long bones

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Where is the ideal source for bone marrow aspiration?

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The medulla of the sternum and the hip bone

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medulla

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Central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex

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What is the most common bones in your body?

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Long bones

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Cortical bone

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compact bone

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BMD

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Bone mineral density

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DEXA

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Dual energy x-ray absorbtiometry

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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IU

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International unit(s)

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mg

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miligram

40
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Primary bone cancer is found in what three forms?

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osteogenic sarcoma (most often in bone cells of children and adolescents)
Ewing sarcoma (occurs most often and children and adolescents)
Chondrosarcoma(arises in cartilage cells often in the pelvis of older people

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achondroplasia

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Condition with abnormal early conversion of cartilage into bone leading to dwarfism

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-plasia

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formation

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a-

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without

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Inherited condition in which bone formation is incomplete leading to fragile easily broken bones

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-genesis

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Creation, formation

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Osteomalacia

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Soft flexible, bones, lacking in calcium (rickets)

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-malacia

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abnormal softness

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Osteomyelitis

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inflamation and swelling of bone

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-myel-

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bone marrow

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Osteopenia

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Decreased calcification of bone

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-penia

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deficient

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Osteoporosis

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Condition in which the bone becomes more porous, brittle and fragile and more likely to fracture

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-por/o

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opening

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Rickets

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Disease due to vitamin D deficiency producing soft, flexible bones

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sarc-

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flesh

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Chondrosarcoma

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Malignant tumor originating in cartilage cells

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Osteogenic sarcoma

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Malignant tumor originating producing cells

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-gen-

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creation

60
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what is a risk factor?

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a characteristic, condition, or behavior that increases the possibility of disease

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