Chapter 8 final

Question 1

How many bones are in an infant and in the adult skeleton?

Answer 1

infant= 270
adult= 206

Question 2

How does an infant
skull differ from an adult skull?

Answer 2

infants have fontanells= space between unfused cranial bones

Question 3

What are the normal and abnormal spinal curvatures?

Answer 3

abnormal= scoliosis (sideways), kyphosis (hunchback outward), and lordosis (inward curvature)

Question 4

What
are the differences between male and female pelvic girdle?

Answer 4

males pelvic girdle= thicker, heavier,
female pelvic girdle= wider, weaker

Question 5

What are the causes of
osteomalacia, rickets, osteoporosis, Padgett’s disease, osteosarcoma and osteomyelitis?

Answer 5

osteomalacia= Caused by insufficient
calcium in the diet
rickets= Caused by insufficient
calcium in the diet
osteoporosis= pathological, commonly caused by aging
Padgett’s disease= unknown cause
osteosarcoma= bone cancer
osteomyelitis= caused by a bacterial infection