Non-Specific Indications of Health Flashcards
1
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systemic stress
A
- creates a non-specific bony reaction
- growth slowing or cessation
2
Q
what is bone slowing caused by?
A
- malnutrition
- disease
- psychological stress
3
Q
cribia orbitalia and protic hypertosis
A
- expansion of marrow cavities in the cranium
- hair on end appearance on x-rays
- thought to be caused by hemolytic anemia
- more commonly seen in subadults
- looks like coral
4
Q
linear enamel hypoplasia
A
- appears in the young
- lines in the teeth
- caused by illness/malnutrition
- lines are caused by the starting and stopping of the production of enamel
5
Q
harris lines
A
- similar concept of linear enamel hypoplasia
- happens in the bones
- bone can fix itself
6
Q
pseudo-pathology
A
-pathology is confused with trauma, normal human variation, and taphonomy
